During a surge in the demand for electricity, the rate, r, at which energy is used can
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During a surge in the demand for electricity, the rate, r, at which energy is used can be approximated by
r = te−at,
where t is the time in hours and a is a positive constant.
(a) Find the total energy, E, used in the first T hours. Give your answer as a function of a.
(b) What happens to E as T → ∞?
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Applied Calculus
ISBN: 9781119275565
6th Edition
Authors: Deborah Hughes Hallett, Patti Frazer Lock, Andrew M. Gleason, Daniel E. Flath, Sheldon P. Gordon, David O. Lomen, David Lovelock, William G. McCallum, Brad G. Osgood, Andrew Pasquale
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