the answer is $60.30 because half of 100.50 is 50.25 and the both would pay 10%. 10% of 100.50 is 10.05.
10.05+50.25= 60.30
We have these opposite pairs
- 9.2 and -9.2
- 2.9 and -2.9
- 1.4 and -1.4
- 4.1 and -4.1
So all we're doing is matching each positive number with its negative version. In terms of a visual, the opposite of a number is mirrored over 0 on the number line. So for instance, the opposite of 2 is -2, with each being two units away from 0 on the number line.
Check the picture below.
as you can see, the graph of the volume function comes from below goes up up up, reaches a U-turn then goes down down, U-turns again then back up to infinity.
the maximum is reached at the close up you see in the picture on the right-side.
Why we don't use a higher value from the graph since it's going to infinity?
well, "x" is constrained by the lengths of the box, specifically by the length of the smaller side, namely 5 - 2x, so whatever "x" is, it can't never zero out the smaller side, and that'd happen when x = 2.5, how so? well 5 - 2(2.5) = 0, so "x" whatever value is may be, must be less than 2.5, but more than 0, and within those constraints the maximum you see in the picture is obtained.
9t-7t-t^2
2t-t^2
Hope this helps :)