A homemade loaf of bread turns out to be a perfect cube. Five slices of bread, each 0.6 inch thick, are cut from one end of the
loaf. The remainder of the loaf now has a volume of 235 cubic inches. What were the dimensions of the original loaf?
1 answer:
A cube has all sides of equal length.
So let the side be x
that will be length = width = height = x
Now, when we cut the loaf into 5 equal slices, the length and height of the slices are the same as the original loaf. But the width will become less with each slicing. Here the width corresponds to the thickness of the slices.
For each slice the dimensions are -
Length = x
height = x
width = 0.6
Volume of the original loaf is x³.
Volume of 5 slices is 5(x * x * 0.6).
Volume that is left after the cutting the slices is 235 inch³.
So, equation of the volume is=
x³ - 5(0.6x²) = 235
Solve for x using this equation.
x³ - 3x² = 235
x³ - 3x² - 235 = 0
Using a graph calculator to find the roots, we get
x = 7.35
Hence the dimensions of the original loaf is 7.35 inches for each side.
Please find attached the graph.
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Answer:
B
Step-by-step explanation:
The end behavior of a function is how the graph behaves as it approaches negative and positive infinity.
Let's take a look at each end.
As x approaches negative infinity:
As x approaches the left towards negative infinity, we can see that the graph is shooting straight upwards.
Therefore, as , our function f(x) is increasing and increasing up towards positive infinity.
Therefore, the end behavior at the left will be:
As x approaches (positive) infinity:
As x approaches the right towards positive infinity, we can see the that graph is also shooting straight upwards.
Therefore, the end behavior will be exactly the same. As x approaches positive infinity, f(x) <em>also</em> approaches positive infinity.
Therefore, the end behavior at the right will be:
Therefore, our answer is B.
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