9) Nancy starts a race at the start line and she is running 3 meters per second. Juan starts the same race 3 meters ahead of Nan
1 answer:
Given:
Nancy is running 3 meters per second.
Juan starts the same race 3 meters ahead of Nancy but he is going at 2 meters per second.
To find:
The equations for Nancy and Juan.
Solution:
Let x be the number of seconds.
Nancy is running 3 meters per second. So, the total distance covered by Nancy in the race is
Juan starts the same race 3 meters ahead of Nancy but he is going at 2 meters per second. So, the total distance covered by Juan in the race is
Therefore, the equations of Nancy and Juan are and
respectively.
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Answer:
maximum difference is 38 at x = -3
Step-by-step explanation:
This is nicely solved by a graphing calculator, which can plot the difference between the functions. The attached shows the maximum difference on the given interval is 38 at x = -3.
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Ordinarily, the distance between curves is measured vertically. Here that means you're interested in finding the stationary points of the difference between the functions, along with that difference at the ends of the interval. The maximum difference magnitude is what you're interested in.
h(x) = g(x) -f(x) = (2x³ +5x² -15x) -(x³ +3x² -2) = x³ +2x² -15x +2
Then the derivative is ...
h'(x) = 3x² +4x -15 = (x +3)(3x -5)
This has zeros (stationary points) at x = -3 and x = 5/3. The values of h(x) of concern are those at x=-5, -3, 5/3, 3. These are shown in the attached table.
The maximum difference between f(x) and g(x) is 38 at x = -3.
