Find the value of for the given function value using the function: , mentally.
17.2
Activity
A Long Car Trip
On a long car trip, the distance on the odometer (in miles) is a function of time (in hours after the trip begins) given by the equation .
What is the rate of change for the function? What does it mean in this situation?
What is the value of ? What does it mean in this situation?
What is the value of ? What does it mean in this situation?
When is ?
Do each of the values make sense with this model? Explain your reasoning.
17.3
Activity
A Warehouse and Highway
A warehouse in a factory initially holds 2,385 items and receives all of the items made in production continuously throughout a day. During a particular day, the factory produces 150 items per hour to put into the warehouse. Write a function, , to represent the number of items in the warehouse at time after production begins for the day.
What are the units for ?
What is the domain of the function? Explain your reasoning.
What is the range of the function? Explain your reasoning.
What is the value of when ? What does that mean in this situation?
During a focused effort on building new infrastructure for 3 years, a company can build 0.8 miles of highway per day. The company has already built 12 miles of highway before the focused effort. Write a function, , to represent the length of highway built by the company as a function of during the focused effort.
What are the units for ?
What is the domain of the function? Explain your reasoning.
What is the range of the function? Explain your reasoning.
What is the value of when ? What does that mean in this situation?
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