Let be time in seconds and let be the rate, in gallons
per second, that water enters a reservoir:
(a) Evaluate the expression
(b) Which one of the statements below best describes the physical
meaning of the value of ?
(c) For each of the mathematical expressions below, match one of the
statements A - E below which best explains its meaning in practical terms.
1. The slope of the graph of .
2. The vertical intercept of the graph of .
A. The initial amount of water, in gallons, in the reservoir.
B. How many seconds it takes until there is no longer any water in
the reservoir.
C. The rate at which the rate of water entering the reservoir is decreasing
in gallons per second squared.
D. The average rate, in gallons per second, at which water is
flowing out of the reservoir.
E. The rate, in gallons per second, at which the water is initially entering
the reservoir.
(d) For , when does the reservoir have the most
water?
When sec.
(e) For , when does the reservoir have the least
water?
When sec.
(f) If the domain of is , what is
the range of ?
range =
(enter your answer in interval notation, or an inequality in :
help (inequalities))
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