Answer:
The graph of the equation is shown in the picture attached below.
We can see w = 12 corresponds to the global maximum of the function, and for any w greater than 12 the value of A(w) decreases.
This means that for any value of the width greater than 12, the function cannot model the situation.
Making the equation only valid for
w ∈ [0,12]
To answer this question we will have to understand the nature of
.
can be rewritten as:
. Now,
is an irrational number and thus any of the four operations of addition, multiplication, subtraction or division placed anywhere between any of these terms will always result in an irrational number.
The only way irrational numbers can be made rational is by dividing or multiplying the given irrational number by the same irrational number.
The term to term rule is multiplying by 4 and if we continue doing this, we will move towards very large positive numbers.
This sequence, therefore, diverges to infinity