A Boeing 747 crosses the Atlantic Ocean (3000 miles) with an airspeed of 500 miles per hour.

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A Boeing 747 crosses the Atlantic Ocean (3000 miles) with an airspeed of 500 miles per hour. The cost C (in dollars) per passenger is given by

36,000 C(x) = 100 + 10


where x is the ground speed

(a) What is the cost per passenger for quiescent (no wind) conditions?

(b) What is the cost per passenger with a head wind of 50 miles per hour?

(c) What is the cost per passenger with a tail wind of 100 miles per hour?

(d) What is the cost per passenger with a head wind of 100 miles per hour?

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Precalculus

ISBN: 978-0321716835

9th edition

Authors: Michael Sullivan

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