Assume that postage for sending a first-class letter in the United States is $0.44 for the first

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Assume that postage for sending a first-class letter in the United States is $0.44 for the first ounce (up to and including 1 oz) plus $0.17 for each additional ounce (up to and including each additional ounce).

a. Graph the function p = f(w) that gives the postage p for sending a letter that weighs w ounces, for 0 < w ≤ 5.

b. Evaluate limw→3.3f(w).

c. Interpret the limits limw→1+ f(w) and limw→1- f(w).

d. Does limw→4 f(w) exist? Explain.

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Calculus Early Transcendentals

ISBN: 978-0321947345

2nd edition

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

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