Divers who ascend too quickly in the water risk decompression illness. A common recommendation for a maximum

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Divers who ascend too quickly in the water risk decompression illness. A common recommendation for a maximum rate of ascent is 30 feet/minute with a 5-minute safety stop 15 feet below the surface of the water. Suppose that a diver ascends to the surface in 8 minutes according to the velocity function

if 0 <t < 2 if 2 <t<7 15 if 7 < t <8. 30 v(t) :

a. Graph the velocity function v.

b. Compute the area under the velocity curve.

c. Interpret the physical meaning of the area under the velocity curve.

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Calculus Early Transcendentals

ISBN: 978-0321947345

2nd edition

Authors: William L. Briggs, Lyle Cochran, Bernard Gillett

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