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04/18/16

Explain in paragraph form

show work and analysis A cannon ball is fired upward with an initial velocity of 1000 yards per second from an initial height of 40 ft A) find the height s(t) as a function of the time... more

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Calculus 1

04/13/16

The question is in the description as it was too long

what are the dimensions that will minimize the amount of material needed to manufacture a standard oil drum that is in the shape of a cylinder, with closed top and bottom. the drum must have a... more

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Calculus 1

04/12/16

Optimization Question! Please help calculus 1

Find the dimensions of the rectangle of maximum area that can be inscribed in a circle of radius r=21. The rectangle of maximum area has dimensions:? The picture is of a rectangle with a... more

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Calculus 1

04/12/16

Optimization Calculus question! Please help!!

Sketch the first quadrant region bounded by the axes and the graph of g(x)= 9−x/2+x. Consider various rectangles: each with one corner at the origin, adjacent sides along the axes, and opposite... more

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Calculus 1

04/12/16

Optimization CALCULUS 1

Brandon is on one side of a river that is 80 m wide and wants to reach a point 200 m downstream on the opposite side as quickly as possible by swimming diagonally across the river and then running... more

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Calculus 1

04/10/16

Calculus Question 3

A baseball diamond is a square with side 90ft. A batter hits the ball and runs toward first base with a speed of 24 ft/s. (a) At what rate is his distance from second base decreasing when he is... more

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Calculus 1

04/09/16

Best estimate of the total volume of water used by the factory between 6 am and 9 am

A village wishes to measure the quantity of water that is piped to a factory during a typical morning. A gauge on the water line gives the flow rate (in cubic meters per hour) at any instant. The... more

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Calculus 1

04/03/16

Calculus word problem

the wave of a tsunami above the sea floor can be modeled by H(t)= -27.3sin((PI/6)t) +12 feet where t is time in minutes since the tsunami struck. Find and interpret H'(6)

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Calculus 1

04/03/16

why is the derivative of a composite function the product of two derivatives?

why is the derivative of a composite function the product of two derivatives? ? Don't need much detail, just explain in simplest form. Thanks.

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Calculus 1

03/29/16

t=0 is x(t)= (3t^2-5t-2)(t-2)^2. Find the value of t

A particle starts at time t=0 and moves along the x-axis so that its position at any time t≥0 is x(t)= (3t^2-5t-2)(t-2)^2. Find the value of t when the acceleration is zero and the particle is moving

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Calculus 1

03/24/16

Find an equation of the graph that passes through the point (7,9) and has the slope of y' = 8y/9x

I need help on this problem!

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03/24/16

Given the vectors below, carry out the operation.

Given the vectors below, carry out the operation. u=(4, -2) v=(-4, 6 ) 2u+3v

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03/18/16

Plot the curve below and describe the picture in words.

Plot the curve below and describe the picture in words. r=3 sin4θ

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03/18/16

What test would you use to determine whether the series below converges or diverges?

∑_(k=1)^∞ 1/k^(1+n) , n>0

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03/18/16

Using the disk method, find the volume of the solid generated by revolving about the x-axis the area bounded by the curves below.

Using the disk method, find the volume of the solid generated by revolving about the x-axis the area bounded by the curves below. x=0 y=0 y=−2x+2

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03/18/16

Find the domain and the range of the function below.

Find the domain and the range of the function below. g(y)=1/(y−2)

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03/17/16

Find a) the angle between u and v, b) projv u and c) scalv u. Recall that a ? b = |a||b| cos ?.

Find a) the angle between u and v, b) projv u and c) scalv u. Recall that a ? b = |a||b| cos θ. u=-3i+4k v=-4i+j+5k

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03/17/16

The Cosine function is a Taylor series. Expand the series to 4 terms and use the result to approximate Cos (2p). How does the approximation compare to the actua

The Cosine function is a Taylor series. Expand the series to 4 terms and use the result to approximate Cos (2π). How does the approximation compare to the actual result? What would you need to get... more

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03/17/16