Question

A company introduces a new product for which the number of units sold S is

Answer 1

(a) The "average value" of a function over an interval [a,b] is defined to be 

(1/(b-a)) times the integral of f from the limits x= a to x = b. 

Now S = 200(5 - 9/(2+t)) 

The average value of S during the first year (from t = 0 months to t = 12 months) is then: 

(1/12) times the integral of 200(5 - 9/(2+t)) from t = 0 to t = 12 

or 200/12 times the integral of (5 - 9/(2+t)) from t= 0 to t = 12 

This equals 200/12 * (5t -9ln(2+t)) 

Evaluating this with the limits t= 0 to t = 12 gives: 

708.113 units., which is the average value of S(t) during the first year. 


(b). We need to find S'(t), and then equate this with the average value. 

Now S'(t) = 1800/(t+2)^2 

So you're left with solving 1800/(t+2)^2 = 708.113 

I'll leave that to you