Answer:
the woman has to live 1 mile from work to minimize the expenses
Step-by-step explanation:
Given the data in the question;
the distance within 9 miles ⇒ 0 < x > 9
Total costs Q = cx + 4c/( x + 1)
costs should be minimum ⇒ dQ/dx = 0
⇒ d/dx [ cx + 4c/( x + 1) ] = 0
⇒ ( x + 1)² = 4
take square root of both side
√[ ( x + 1)² ] = √4
x + 1 = 2
x = 2 - 1
x = 1
Therefore, the woman has to live 1 mile from work to minimize the expenses
To solve, we need to subtract from these two fractions. In order to do this, we will change one of them to have the same denominator as the other.
We have 5/14 and 1/7
Let us change 1/7
Multiply 2/2 (a form of 1 so it does not change the value of the fraction)
2/2 • 1/7 = 2/14
Now subtract from 5/14
5/14 - 2/14 = 3/14
ANSWER: Vicky ran 3/14 of a mile more