Answer:
a) ![f(t)=0.001155[\frac{2}{3}t(t-1980)^{3/2}-\frac{4}{15}(t-1980)^{5/2}]+264,034,000](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=f%28t%29%3D0.001155%5B%5Cfrac%7B2%7D%7B3%7Dt%28t-1980%29%5E%7B3%2F2%7D-%5Cfrac%7B4%7D%7B15%7D%28t-1980%29%5E%7B5%2F2%7D%5D%2B264%2C034%2C000)
b) f(t=2015) = 264,034,317.7
Step-by-step explanation:
The rate of change in the number of hospital outpatient visits, in millions, is given by:

a) To find the function f(t) you integrate f(t):
![\int \frac{df(t)}{dt}dt=f(t)=\int [0.001155t(t-1980)^{0.5}]dt](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cint%20%5Cfrac%7Bdf%28t%29%7D%7Bdt%7Ddt%3Df%28t%29%3D%5Cint%20%5B0.001155t%28t-1980%29%5E%7B0.5%7D%5Ddt)
To solve the integral you use:

Next, you replace in the integral:

Then, the function f(t) is:
![f(t)=0.001155[\frac{2}{3}t(t-1980)^{3/2}-\frac{4}{15}(t-1980)^{5/2}]+C'](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=f%28t%29%3D0.001155%5B%5Cfrac%7B2%7D%7B3%7Dt%28t-1980%29%5E%7B3%2F2%7D-%5Cfrac%7B4%7D%7B15%7D%28t-1980%29%5E%7B5%2F2%7D%5D%2BC%27)
The value of C' is deduced by the information of the exercise. For t=0 there were 264,034,000 outpatient visits.
Hence C' = 264,034,000
The function is:
![f(t)=0.001155[\frac{2}{3}t(t-1980)^{3/2}-\frac{4}{15}(t-1980)^{5/2}]+264,034,000](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=f%28t%29%3D0.001155%5B%5Cfrac%7B2%7D%7B3%7Dt%28t-1980%29%5E%7B3%2F2%7D-%5Cfrac%7B4%7D%7B15%7D%28t-1980%29%5E%7B5%2F2%7D%5D%2B264%2C034%2C000)
b) For t = 2015 you have:
![f(t=2015)=0.001155[\frac{2}{3}(2015)(2015-1980)^{1/2}-\frac{4}{15}(2015-1980)^{5/2}]+264,034,000\\\\f(t=2015)=264,034,317.7](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=f%28t%3D2015%29%3D0.001155%5B%5Cfrac%7B2%7D%7B3%7D%282015%29%282015-1980%29%5E%7B1%2F2%7D-%5Cfrac%7B4%7D%7B15%7D%282015-1980%29%5E%7B5%2F2%7D%5D%2B264%2C034%2C000%5C%5C%5C%5Cf%28t%3D2015%29%3D264%2C034%2C317.7)
The <em>total surface</em> area of the three figures are 702 square feet.
<h3>How to estimate the amount of metal needed to produce a given amount of figures</h3>
According to this problem, we are required to determine the amount of metal needed to build three pieces with the dimensions presented in the figure.
In this case, we need to estimate the <em>total</em> surface area (
), in square feet, required for the production of the three pieces, that is, the product of the number of pieces (<em>n</em>), no unit, and the surface area of each piece (<em>A</em>).
Now we proceed to calculate the total surface area:


![+(5\,ft)\cdot (8\,ft)+2\cdot (3\,ft)\cdot (5\,ft) + 2\cdot (4\,ft)\cdot (2\,ft) + (3\,ft)\cdot (4\,ft) ]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%2B%285%5C%2Cft%29%5Ccdot%20%288%5C%2Cft%29%2B2%5Ccdot%20%283%5C%2Cft%29%5Ccdot%20%285%5C%2Cft%29%20%2B%202%5Ccdot%20%284%5C%2Cft%29%5Ccdot%20%282%5C%2Cft%29%20%2B%20%283%5C%2Cft%29%5Ccdot%20%284%5C%2Cft%29%20%5D)

The <em>total surface</em> area of the three figures are 702 square feet. 
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