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53472612
Water flows out of a reservoir at the constant rate shown in the graph. Find the total volume of water that leaves during the first \(2.5\) minutes.
Figure for problem 534726

Hints

- Read the constant rate from the vertical axis. - Identify the length of the time interval. - Multiply the rate by the elapsed time.

Solution

1. The outflow rate is constant at \(200\,\text{L/min}\). 2. The accumulated outflow is the rectangular area under the rate graph: \((200\,\text{L/min})(2.5\,\text{min})=500\,\text{L}\).

Answer

\(500\,\text{L}\)
53472812
Atmospheric temperature decreases as altitude \(h\) increases. The graph shows the magnitude of the temperature decrease rate, in kelvins per kilometer. By how much does the temperature decrease during an ascent from \(0\,\text{km}\) to \(4\,\text{km}\)?
Figure for problem 534728

Hints

- Read the constant rate from the vertical axis. - Find the altitude change shown on the horizontal axis. - Multiply the rate by the altitude interval.

Solution

1. The magnitude of the decrease rate is constant at \(5\,\text{K/km}\). 2. Over an altitude change of \(4\,\text{km}\), the temperature decrease is \(5\,\frac{\text{K}}{\text{km}}\cdot4\,\text{km}=20\,\text{K}\).

Answer

The temperature decreases by \(20\,\text{K}\).
52489412
A bacteria culture has growth rate \(r(t)=3t^2+40t\), where \(t\) is hours after observation begins and \(r(t)\) is bacteria per hour. a) Evaluate \(\int_0^4r(t)\,\text{d}t\) and interpret the result. b) The culture initially contains \(1000\) bacteria. Find a function \(N(t)\) for the total number of bacteria.

Hints

- Integrating a growth rate gives accumulated growth. - Find an antiderivative of the rate. - Use the initial population to determine the constant. - Check the units of the integral.

Solution

1. An antiderivative of \(r(t)\) is \(R(t)=t^3+20t^2\). 2. \(\int_0^4r(t)\,\text{d}t=[t^3+20t^2]_0^4=384\). 3. The integral is the increase in the number of bacteria during the first \(4\) hours. 4. Since \(N'(t)=r(t)\), \(N(t)=t^3+20t^2+C\). Using \(N(0)=1000\) gives \(C=1000\). 5. Thus, \(N(t)=t^3+20t^2+1000\).

Answer

a) \(384\) bacteria; this is the increase during the first \(4\) hours. b) \(N(t)=t^3+20t^2+1000\)
52491812
After heavy rain, water must be pumped from an excavation. For the \(12\)-minute pumping period, the flow rate is modeled by \(v(t)=120t-10t^2\), where \(t\) is the number of minutes after pumping begins, \(0\le t\le12\), and \(v(t)\) is measured in liters per minute. Find the total volume of water pumped out during the \(12\) minutes, in cubic meters.

Hints

- Integrate the flow rate over the pumping interval. - Use \(0\) and \(12\) as the limits of integration. - Convert liters to cubic meters at the end.

Solution

1. The total volume in liters is \(\int_0^{12}(120t-10t^2)\,\mathrm{d}t\). 2. An antiderivative is \(60t^2-\frac{10}{3}t^3\). 3. Therefore, \(\left[60t^2-\frac{10}{3}t^3\right]_0^{12} =8640-5760 =2880\,\text{L}\). 4. Since \(1000\,\text{L}=1\,\text{m}^3\), \(2880\,\text{L}=2.88\,\text{m}^3\).

Answer

The pumps remove \(2.88\,\text{m}^3\) of water.
52972112
A spring stretches \(6\,\text{cm}\) from equilibrium when a force of \(15\,\text{N}\) is applied. Assume the spring follows Hooke's law, \(F(s)=ks\). a) Find the spring constant \(k\) in newtons per meter. b) Use integration to find the work required to stretch the spring from equilibrium to \(10\,\text{cm}\). c) Find the additional work required to stretch the spring from \(10\,\text{cm}\) to \(20\,\text{cm}\).

Hints

- Use Hooke's law to determine the spring constant. - Convert all distances to meters before calculating work. - Work is the definite integral of force with respect to displacement. - Choose integration limits that match each stretch interval.

Solution

1. a) Convert \(6\,\text{cm}\) to \(0.06\,\text{m}\). Then \(k=\frac{15}{0.06}=250\,\text{N/m}\). 2. b) The work is \(W=\int_0^{0.1}250s\,\text{d}s=\left[125s^2\right]_0^{0.1}=1.25\,\text{J}\). 3. c) The additional work is \(\int_{0.1}^{0.2}250s\,\text{d}s=125(0.2^2-0.1^2)=3.75\,\text{J}\).

Answer

a) \(250\,\text{N/m}\) b) \(1.25\,\text{J}\) c) \(3.75\,\text{J}\)
52972312
A force \(F(s)=cs^2\) acts on an object along a straight path, where \(c\) and \(a\) are positive constants. Find the work done as the object moves from \(s=a\) to \(s=3a\).

Hints

- Write work as the integral of force with respect to displacement. - Use the power rule for integration. - When substituting \(3a\), cube the entire expression. - Simplify the resulting terms.

Solution

1. Work is the definite integral of force: \(W=\int_a^{3a}cs^2\,\text{d}s\). 2. Evaluate the integral: \(W=\left[\frac{c}{3}s^3\right]_a^{3a}=\frac{c}{3}(27a^3-a^3)=\frac{26}{3}ca^3\).

Answer

\(W=\frac{26}{3}ca^3\)
52972712
During a storm, the inflow rate to a retention basin is modeled by \(f(t)=-0.6t^2+6t+4\) cubic meters per hour, where \(t\) is hours after observation begins. The basin initially contains \(50\,\text{m}^3\). a) Find the volume function \(V(t)\). b) Find the water volume after \(5\) hours.

Hints

- Integrate the rate to obtain the volume function. - Use the initial volume to determine the constant. - Substitute the requested time into the volume function.

Solution

1. Integrating the rate gives \(V(t)=-0.2t^3+3t^2+4t+C\). 2. Since \(V(0)=50\), \(C=50\). Thus, \(V(t)=-0.2t^3+3t^2+4t+50\). 3. \(V(5)=-0.2(5)^3+3(5)^2+4(5)+50=120\,\text{m}^3\).

Answer

a) \(V(t)=-0.2t^3+3t^2+4t+50\) b) \(120\,\text{m}^3\)
52981312
On a cloudless day, the power output of a solar array is modeled for the first \(12\) hours after sunrise by \(P(t)=-t^2+12t\), where \(t\) is measured in hours and \(P(t)\) is measured in kilowatts. 1. Find the total electrical energy produced during the first \(6\) hours after sunrise. 2. Find the average power output over the full \(12\)-hour period.

Hints

- Integrating power over time gives energy. - Use the average-value formula for the full \(12\)-hour interval. - Track the difference between kilowatts and kilowatt-hours.

Solution

1. Energy is the integral of power: \(\int_0^6(-t^2+12t)\,\text{d}t=\left[-\frac{1}{3}t^3+6t^2\right]_0^6=-72+216=144\,\text{kWh}\). 2. The average power is \(\frac{1}{12}\int_0^{12}(-t^2+12t)\,\text{d}t=\frac{288}{12}=24\,\text{kW}\).

Answer

1. \(144\,\text{kWh}\) 2. \(24\,\text{kW}\)
53268012
During a severe thunderstorm, a stormwater retention basin fills with water. For an \(8\)-hour period, the inflow rate is modeled by \(f(t)=-0.5t^2+4t+2\), for \(0\le t\le8\), where \(t\) is measured in hours and \(f(t)\) is measured in cubic meters per hour. The graph of \(f\) is shown. a) Find an antiderivative \(F\) of \(f\). b) Use a definite integral to find the total volume of water that flows into the basin from \(t=1\) to \(t=7\). c) Explain the meaning of the integral in context and describe how it is represented on the graph.
Figure for problem 532680

Hints

- Integrate the polynomial term by term. - Apply the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus at \(t=1\) and \(t=7\). - An integral of a rate over time gives accumulated volume. - Identify the corresponding area on the graph.

Solution

1. Integrating term by term gives \(F(t)=-\frac{1}{6}t^3+2t^2+2t\). 2. The accumulated volume is \(\int_1^7f(t)\,\mathrm{d}t=F(7)-F(1)\). Now, \(F(7)=\frac{329}{6}\) and \(F(1)=\frac{23}{6}\). Therefore, \(\int_1^7f(t)\,\mathrm{d}t =\frac{329}{6}-\frac{23}{6} =51\). 3. The integral is the total volume entering the basin from hour \(1\) through hour \(7\). On the graph, it is the area under \(f\) and above the \(t\)-axis between \(t=1\) and \(t=7\).

Answer

a) \(F(t)=-\frac{1}{6}t^3+2t^2+2t+C\) b) \(51\,\text{m}^3\) c) It is the accumulated inflow from \(t=1\) to \(t=7\), represented by the area under the rate graph on that interval.
53271812
The graph shows the inflow rate \(f(t)\), in liters per minute, for water entering a storage tank during the first \(10\) minutes. a) Describe the mathematical and contextual meanings of \(\int_0^{10}f(t)\,\mathrm{d}t\). b) Use geometry to evaluate the integral, and give the units of the result.
Figure for problem 532718

Hints

- Multiply the horizontal and vertical units to determine the integral’s units. - Break the region into simple geometric shapes. - Add the areas of the two triangles and the rectangle.

Solution

1. Mathematically, the integral is the area under the graph of \(f\) from \(t=0\) to \(t=10\). In context, it is the total volume of water that enters the tank during the first \(10\) minutes. 2. Divide the region into two triangles and one rectangle: \(\frac{1}{2}\cdot4\cdot20=40\), \(4\cdot20=80\), and \(\frac{1}{2}\cdot2\cdot20=20\). Therefore, \(\int_0^{10}f(t)\,\mathrm{d}t=40+80+20=140\,\text{L}\).

Answer

a) It is the area under the rate graph and represents the total inflow during the first \(10\) minutes. b) \(140\,\text{L}\)
53272112
A stormwater detention basin has an inlet and an outlet. The graph shows the instantaneous inflow rate \(z(t)\) and outflow rate \(a(t)\), in cubic meters per hour, during a \(12\)-hour period. The basin initially contains \(20\,\text{m}^3\) of water. Find the volume of water in the basin after \(4\) hours, \(8\) hours, and \(12\) hours.
Figure for problem 532721

Hints

- The accumulated volume is the signed area under a flow-rate graph. - Break the regions into triangles and rectangles. - Subtract accumulated outflow from accumulated inflow. - Include the initial \(20\,\text{m}^3\).

Solution

1. From \(t=0\) to \(t=4\), the inflow volume is the triangular area \(\frac{1}{2}(4)(8)=16\,\text{m}^3\), and the outflow volume is \(\frac{1}{2}(4)(2)=4\,\text{m}^3\). Thus, \(V(4)=20+16-4=32\,\text{m}^3\). 2. From \(t=0\) to \(t=8\), the inflow volume is \(16+(4)(8)=48\,\text{m}^3\), and the outflow volume is \(\frac{1}{2}(8)(4)=16\,\text{m}^3\). Thus, \(V(8)=20+48-16=52\,\text{m}^3\). 3. From \(t=0\) to \(t=12\), the inflow volume is \(48+\frac{1}{2}(4)(8)=64\,\text{m}^3\), and the outflow volume is \(\frac{1}{2}(12)(6)=36\,\text{m}^3\). Thus, \(V(12)=20+64-36=48\,\text{m}^3\).

Answer

After \(4\) hours: \(32\,\text{m}^3\) After \(8\) hours: \(52\,\text{m}^3\) After \(12\) hours: \(48\,\text{m}^3\)
53275912
Two functions are defined on \([0, 2]\): \(f(x)=-0.5x+1.25\) \(g(x)=1.5x-1\) Their graphs are shown. For each function, determine whether it can be a probability density function on \([0, 2]\). Justify each conclusion mathematically.
Figure for problem 532759

Hints

- What two conditions must a probability density satisfy? - Does either graph go below the x-axis on the stated interval? - Compute the total integral of each function on \([0, 2]\). - Check both conditions separately for each function.

Solution

1. A probability density must be nonnegative on its support and must have total integral \(1\). 2. For \(f\), the minimum on \([0, 2]\) is \(f(2)=0.25>0\), so it is nonnegative. However, \(\int_0^2(-0.5x+1.25)\,dx=1.5\ne 1\). Therefore, \(f\) is not a density. 3. For \(g\), \(g(0)=-1<0\), so it is negative on part of the interval. Although \(\int_0^2(1.5x-1)\,dx=1\), \(g\) is not a density.

Answer

Neither function is a probability density on \([0, 2]\). The function \(f\) is nonnegative but has integral \(1.5\), while \(g\) has integral \(1\) but takes negative values.
53276312
A continuous random variable \(X\) takes values in \([0, 5]\). The graph shows its probability density function \(f\). Use the graph to find each probability. a) \(P(0\le X\le 1)\) b) \(P(1\le X\le 3)\) c) \(P(3\le X\le 4)\) d) \(P(1\le X\le 4)\)
Figure for problem 532763

Hints

- For a continuous random variable, probability is area under the density graph. - Break each region into rectangles or trapezoids. - For part c), first find \(f(4)\) from the line segment between \(x=3\) and \(x=5\). - Add adjacent interval probabilities for the larger interval.

Solution

1. a) The area over \([0, 1]\) is a rectangle: \(P(0\le X\le 1)=1\cdot 0.1=0.1\). 2. b) The area over \([1, 3]\) is a trapezoid: \(P(1\le X\le 3)=\frac{0.1+0.4}{2}\cdot 2=0.5\). 3. c) The line decreases from \((3, 0.4)\) to \((5, 0)\), so \(f(4)=0.2\). The trapezoid over \([3, 4]\) has area \(\frac{0.4+0.2}{2}\cdot 1=0.3\). 4. d) Add the adjacent areas: \(P(1\le X\le 4)=0.5+0.3=0.8\).

Answer

a) \(P(0\le X\le 1)=0.1\) b) \(P(1\le X\le 3)=0.5\) c) \(P(3\le X\le 4)=0.3\) d) \(P(1\le X\le 4)=0.8\)
53472512
A laboratory tracks the diameter of a bacterial colony. The diameter growth rate, in millimeters per week, increases linearly during a \(3\)-week period. Use the graph to find the total increase in the colony's diameter over the \(3\) weeks.
Figure for problem 534725

Hints

- Identify the geometric shape between the line and the horizontal axis. - Read the growth rates at the beginning and end of the interval. - Use the area formula for a trapezoid.

Solution

1. The accumulated increase in diameter is the area under the rate graph from \(t=0\) to \(t=3\). 2. The region is a trapezoid with parallel sides \(2\,\text{mm/week}\) and \(8\,\text{mm/week}\) and width \(3\,\text{weeks}\). 3. Its area is \(\frac{2+8}{2}(3)=15\,\text{mm}\).

Answer

The diameter increases by \(15\,\text{mm}\).
53472712
A tank is being drained. The outflow rate, in liters per minute, decreases linearly as shown in the graph. Find the total volume of water that leaves the tank during the first \(2\) minutes.
Figure for problem 534727

Hints

- Interpret the area under the rate graph as accumulated volume. - Identify the base and height of the triangular region. - Use the area formula for a triangle.

Solution

1. The accumulated outflow is the area under the rate graph from \(t=0\) to \(t=2\). 2. This region is a right triangle with base \(2\,\text{min}\) and height \(400\,\text{L/min}\). 3. The volume is \(\frac{1}{2}(2)(400)=400\,\text{L}\).

Answer

\(400\,\text{L}\)
53482312
A continuous random variable \(X\) represents wait time, in minutes, at a ticket counter. Its probability density function \(f\) is shown on \([0, 6]\). a) Find \(P(1\le X\le 4)\). b) Verify mathematically that \(f\) is a valid density function on \([0, 6]\).
Figure for problem 534823

Hints

- An interval probability is area under the density graph. - Break the area into trapezoids, rectangles, or triangles. - A density function must be nonnegative and have total area \(1\).

Solution

1. a) From \(1\) to \(2\), the area is a trapezoid: \(\frac{0.1+0.2}{2}\cdot 1=0.15\). From \(2\) to \(4\), the area is a rectangle: \(2\cdot 0.2=0.4\). Therefore, \(P(1\le X\le 4)=0.15+0.4=0.55\). 2. b) The graph is nonnegative. The area from \(0\) to \(2\) is a triangle with area \(\frac{1}{2}\cdot 2\cdot 0.2=0.2\), and the area from \(2\) to \(6\) is a rectangle with area \(4\cdot 0.2=0.8\). The total area is \(1\), so \(f\) is a valid density.

Answer

a) \(P(1\le X\le 4)=0.55\) b) Yes. The graph is nonnegative and has total area \(0.2+0.8=1\).
53482712
The random variable \(X\) represents wait time, in minutes, at a bus stop. Its density function \(f\) is shown. a) Use the graph to find \(P(X\le 1)\). b) Find the probability that the wait time is at least \(3\) minutes.
Figure for problem 534827

Hints

- Probability is area under a density graph. - Use the grid to identify triangle dimensions. - For part b), first determine the graph's height at \(x=3\). - Then use the area formula for a triangle.

Solution

1. a) The area from \(0\) to \(1\) is a triangle with base \(1\) and height \(0.4\): \(P(X\le 1)=\frac{1}{2}\cdot 1\cdot 0.4=0.2\). 2. b) The line from \((1, 0.4)\) to \((5, 0)\) has equation \(f(x)=-0.1x+0.5\), so \(f(3)=0.2\). The area from \(3\) to \(5\) is a triangle with base \(2\) and height \(0.2\): \(P(X\ge 3)=\frac{1}{2}\cdot 2\cdot 0.2=0.2\).

Answer

a) \(P(X\le 1)=0.2\), or \(20\%\) b) \(P(X\ge 3)=0.2\), or \(20\%\)
52489712
During a storm, water flows into a retention basin at \(f(t)=1.5\sqrt{t}+20\) liters per minute for \(0\le t\le60\), where \(t\) is minutes after observation begins. a) Evaluate \(\int_{10}^{40}f(t)\,\text{d}t\) and interpret the result. b) The basin initially contains \(500\,\text{L}\). Find a volume function \(V(t)\). c) Interpret \(\int_t^{t+5}f(x)\,\text{d}x=150\) in context.

Hints

- Integrate the rate over the requested time interval. - Use the initial volume to determine the constant in the accumulation function. - Read the variable limits as a moving \(5\)-minute interval. - Track the units from liters per minute to liters.

Solution

1. An antiderivative is \(F(t)=t^{3/2}+20t\). 2. \(\int_{10}^{40}f(t)\,\text{d}t=[t^{3/2}+20t]_{10}^{40}\approx821.36\,\text{L}\). This is the water that enters between minute \(10\) and minute \(40\). 3. Since \(V(0)=500\), \(V(t)=t^{3/2}+20t+500=t\sqrt{t}+20t+500\). 4. The equation in part c asks for a starting time \(t\) such that exactly \(150\,\text{L}\) enters during the next \(5\) minutes.

Answer

a) Approximately \(821.36\,\text{L}\), the amount entering from minute \(10\) through minute \(40\) b) \(V(t)=t\sqrt{t}+20t+500\) c) It asks when a \(5\)-minute interval begins during which exactly \(150\,\text{L}\) enters.
52489812
A bacteria culture has growth rate \(w(t)=200e^{0.1t}\) bacteria per hour for \(0\le t\le24\). a) Find the increase in the population during the first \(10\) hours. b) The initial population is \(5000\). Give a formula with no integral sign for the total population \(N(t)\). c) Write a question in context that could be answered by \(\int_t^{t+2}w(x)\,\text{d}x=2000\).

Hints

- Integrate the exponential rate. - Distinguish accumulated increase from total population. - Use the initial population to determine the constant. - Interpret the variable limits as a \(2\)-hour interval.

Solution

1. An antiderivative is \(W(t)=2000e^{0.1t}\). 2. The increase is \(\int_0^{10}200e^{0.1t}\,\text{d}t=2000(e-1)\approx3436.56\), or about \(3437\) bacteria. 3. A total-population function has the form \(N(t)=2000e^{0.1t}+C\). Since \(N(0)=5000\), \(C=3000\). 4. Thus, \(N(t)=2000e^{0.1t}+3000\). 5. The equation asks for the starting time of a \(2\)-hour interval during which the population grows by exactly \(2000\) bacteria.

Answer

a) \(2000(e-1)\approx3436.56\) bacteria, or about \(3437\) bacteria b) \(N(t)=2000e^{0.1t}+3000\) c) “At what time does a \(2\)-hour period begin during which the culture grows by exactly \(2000\) bacteria?”
52491712
An industrial filtration system captures fine particulate matter from exhaust air. During an \(8\)-hour shift, the capture rate per square meter of filter area is modeled by \(r(t)=500\left(1-\frac{t^2}{16}\right)\), where \(t\) is the number of hours before or after the midpoint of the shift, \(-4\le t\le4\), and \(r(t)\) is measured in \(\frac{\text{mg}}{\text{m}^2\cdot\text{h}}\). The system has \(120\) identical filter elements, each with surface area \(2500\,\text{cm}^2\). Find the total mass, in grams, of particulate matter captured during the shift.

Hints

- Integrate the rate over the full shift to find the mass captured per square meter. - Find the combined area of all filter elements. - Convert square centimeters to square meters and milligrams to grams.

Solution

1. The mass captured per square meter is \(\int_{-4}^{4}500\left(1-\frac{t^2}{16}\right)\,\mathrm{d}t =\left[500t-\frac{500}{48}t^3\right]_{-4}^{4} =\frac{8000}{3}\,\frac{\text{mg}}{\text{m}^2}\). 2. The total filter area is \(120\cdot2500\,\text{cm}^2 =300{,}000\,\text{cm}^2 =30\,\text{m}^2\). 3. Therefore, the total mass is \(30\,\text{m}^2\cdot\frac{8000}{3}\,\frac{\text{mg}}{\text{m}^2} =80{,}000\,\text{mg} =80\,\text{g}\).

Answer

The system captures \(80\,\text{g}\) of particulate matter.
52510512
A bacteria culture initially contains \(10{,}000\) bacteria. For \(0\le t\le8\), its instantaneous rate of change is \(f(t)=-0.1t^2+0.8t-1.2\), measured in thousands of bacteria per hour. a) Find the time interval during which the population is increasing. b) Find the population at \(t=6\). c) Write a question in context that could be answered by \(10+\int_0^kf(t)\,\text{d}t=9.5\).

Hints

- A population increases when its rate of change is positive. - Add accumulated change to the initial population. - Keep track of the “thousands of bacteria” unit. - Interpret each side of the equation in part c as a population.

Solution

1. The population increases where \(f(t)>0\). The zeros are \(t=2\) and \(t=6\), and the parabola opens downward, so \(f(t)>0\) on \((2,6)\). 2. In thousands of bacteria, \(B(6)=10+\int_0^6(-0.1t^2+0.8t-1.2)\,\text{d}t\). 3. The integral equals \(\left[-\frac{t^3}{30}+0.4t^2-1.2t\right]_0^6=0\). Therefore, \(B(6)=10\), or \(10{,}000\) bacteria. 4. The equation in part c asks for all times \(k\) when the population is \(9.5\) thousand, or \(9500\), bacteria.

Answer

a) \((2,6)\) hours b) \(10{,}000\) bacteria c) “At what times \(k\) does the culture contain \(9500\) bacteria?”
52510612
A retention basin initially contains \(20\,\text{m}^3\) of water. For \(0\le t\le5\), the net flow rate is \(h(t)=4e^{-0.5t}-2\) cubic meters per hour, where \(t\) is in hours. a) Find when the water volume is greatest. b) Find the net volume change during the first \(4\) hours. c) Interpret a solution \(x>2\) of \(\int_2^xh(t)\,\text{d}t=0\), and state whether such a solution exists within the model interval.

Hints

- A maximum of the accumulated quantity occurs when its rate changes from positive to negative. - Integrate the rate to find net change. - A zero accumulated change means equal starting and ending volumes.

Solution

1. The volume is greatest when the rate changes from positive to negative. Solve \(4e^{-0.5t}-2=0\): \(t=2\ln2\approx1.39\,\text{h}\). 2. The net change is \(\int_0^4(4e^{-0.5t}-2)\,\text{d}t=[-8e^{-0.5t}-2t]_0^4=-8e^{-2}\approx-1.08\,\text{m}^3\). 3. A solution would mean that the water volume at time \(x\) equals the volume at \(t=2\). No such solution exists for \(2<x\le5\), because \(h(t)<0\) throughout that interval.

Answer

a) \(t=2\ln2\approx1.39\,\text{h}\) b) \(-8e^{-2}\,\text{m}^3\approx-1.08\,\text{m}^3\), a decrease c) It would mean the volume at time \(x\) equals the volume at \(t=2\); no such \(x\) exists in \((2,5]\).
52513112
A continuous random variable \(X\) has density \(f(x)=\begin{cases}0.2x & \text{for }0\le x\le2,\\0.4 & \text{for }2<x\le3.5,\\0 & \text{otherwise.}\end{cases}\) Find \(P(1\le X\le3)\).

Hints

- A probability for a continuous random variable is an integral of its density. - The density uses different formulas on different intervals. - Split the requested interval where the formula changes.

Solution

1. Split the interval at \(x=2\), where the density formula changes. 2. \(\int_1^2 0.2x\,\text{d}x=\left[0.1x^2\right]_1^2=0.3\). 3. \(\int_2^3 0.4\,\text{d}x=0.4\). 4. Therefore, \(P(1\le X\le3)=0.3+0.4=0.7\).

Answer

\(P(1\le X\le3)=0.7\)
52513712
A continuous random variable \(X\) has density \(f(x)=\begin{cases}0.4x & \text{for }0\le x\le1,\\-0.1x+0.5 & \text{for }1<x\le5,\\0 & \text{otherwise.}\end{cases}\) Find each probability. 1. \(P(X\le1)\) 2. \(P(X\le3)\) 3. \(P(0.5\le X\le2)\) 4. \(P(X>4)\) 5. \(P(X=2)\)

Hints

- Probability is represented by area under the density curve. - Split an integral wherever the density formula changes. - A continuous random variable has probability \(0\) at any single exact value. - These areas can also be viewed geometrically as triangles and trapezoids.

Solution

1. \(P(X\le1)=\int_0^1 0.4x\,\text{d}x=\left[0.2x^2\right]_0^1=0.2\). 2. \(P(X\le3)=0.2+\int_1^3(-0.1x+0.5)\,\text{d}x=0.2+\left[-0.05x^2+0.5x\right]_1^3=0.8\). 3. \(P(0.5\le X\le2)=\int_{0.5}^1 0.4x\,\text{d}x+\int_1^2(-0.1x+0.5)\,\text{d}x=0.15+0.35=0.5\). 4. \(P(X>4)=\int_4^5(-0.1x+0.5)\,\text{d}x=0.05\). 5. Since \(X\) is continuous, \(P(X=2)=0\).

Answer

1. \(P(X\le1)=0.2\) 2. \(P(X\le3)=0.8\) 3. \(P(0.5\le X\le2)=0.5\) 4. \(P(X>4)=0.05\) 5. \(P(X=2)=0\)
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The standard normal density is \(\phi(z)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}e^{-z^2/2}\). a) Show by differentiation that \(g(z)=-e^{-z^2/2}\) is an antiderivative of \(h(z)=ze^{-z^2/2}\). b) Use part a to evaluate \(\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}z\phi(z)\,\text{d}z\). What characteristic of the standard normal distribution have you found? c) Find the maximum value of \(\phi\). Describe how this maximum changes for a normal distribution with standard deviation \(\sigma>1\).

Hints

- Use the chain rule to differentiate the exponential function. - What happens to \(e^{-z^2/2}\) as \(|z|\) becomes very large? - What does \(\int x f(x)\,\text{d}x\) represent for a continuous random variable? - Examine how \(\sigma\) appears in the leading factor of a general normal density.

Solution

1. a) By the chain rule, \(\frac{\text{d}}{\text{d}z}\left(-e^{-z^2/2}\right)=-e^{-z^2/2}(-z)=ze^{-z^2/2}=h(z)\). 2. b) \(\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}z\phi(z)\,\text{d}z=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}\left[-e^{-z^2/2}\right]_{-\infty}^{\infty}=0\), because \(e^{-z^2/2}\to0\) as \(z\to\pm\infty\). This integral is the mean, so the standard normal distribution has \(\mu=0\). 3. c) \(\phi(0)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}\approx0.3989\). For a normal density with standard deviation \(\sigma\), the maximum is \(\frac{1}{\sigma\sqrt{2\pi}}\), so increasing \(\sigma\) lowers the maximum.

Answer

a) \(\frac{\text{d}}{\text{d}z}\left(-e^{-z^2/2}\right)=ze^{-z^2/2}\) b) The integral equals \(0\); it is the mean \(\mu\) of the standard normal distribution. c) The maximum is \(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}\approx0.3989\). A larger standard deviation produces a lower maximum.
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In an automated drilling process, the magnitude of the error \(X\), in millimeters, has density \(f(x)=c(4-x^2)\) for \(0\le x\le2\), and \(f(x)=0\) otherwise. a) Find the constant \(c\). b) Find the probability that the error is at most \(1.5\,\text{mm}\). c) Find the mean \(E(X)\) and the standard deviation \(\sigma(X)\).

Hints

- What must the integral of a density over its full support equal? - An interval probability is the integral of the density over that interval. - Recall the formulas for the mean and variance of a continuous random variable. - The density is zero outside \([0,2]\).

Solution

1. a) A density must integrate to \(1\): \(c\int_0^2(4-x^2)\,\text{d}x=c\left[4x-\frac{x^3}{3}\right]_0^2=c\frac{16}{3}=1\). Thus, \(c=\frac{3}{16}\). 2. b) \(P(X\le1.5)=\int_0^{1.5}\frac{3}{16}(4-x^2)\,\text{d}x=\frac{3}{16}\left[4x-\frac{x^3}{3}\right]_0^{1.5}=\frac{117}{128}\approx0.9141\). 3. c) \(E(X)=\int_0^2x f(x)\,\text{d}x=\frac{3}{16}\left[2x^2-\frac{x^4}{4}\right]_0^2=0.75\,\text{mm}\). 4. Also, \(E(X^2)=\frac{3}{16}\int_0^2(4x^2-x^4)\,\text{d}x=0.8\,\text{mm}^2\). Therefore, \(\operatorname{Var}(X)=0.8-0.75^2=0.2375\,\text{mm}^2\), and \(\sigma(X)=\sqrt{0.2375}\approx0.4873\,\text{mm}\).

Answer

a) \(c=\frac{3}{16}=0.1875\) b) \(P(X\le1.5)=\frac{117}{128}\approx0.9141\), or about \(91.41\%\) c) \(E(X)=0.75\,\text{mm}\); \(\sigma(X)\approx0.4873\,\text{mm}\)
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The lifetime \(T\), in years, of an electronic component has density \(g(t)=kt^2(3-t)\) for \(0\le t\le3\), and \(g(t)=0\) otherwise. a) Show that \(g\) is a probability density function when \(k=\frac{4}{27}\). b) Find the mean lifetime \(E(T)\). c) Find the probability that a component lasts longer than two years.

Hints

- Check both nonnegativity and total area when verifying a density. - Translate “longer than two years” into the limits of an integral. - Check whether your mean is reasonable within the interval \([0, 3]\).

Solution

1. a) On \([0, 3]\), both \(t^2\) and \(3-t\) are nonnegative. Also, \(\int_0^3\frac{4}{27}(3t^2-t^3)\,\text{d}t=\frac{4}{27}\left[t^3-\frac{t^4}{4}\right]_0^3=1\). Therefore, \(g\) is a density. 2. b) \(E(T)=\int_0^3t g(t)\,\text{d}t=\frac{4}{27}\left[\frac{3t^4}{4}-\frac{t^5}{5}\right]_0^3=1.8\) years. 3. c) \(P(T>2)=\int_2^3\frac{4}{27}(3t^2-t^3)\,\text{d}t=\frac{4}{27}\left[t^3-\frac{t^4}{4}\right]_2^3=\frac{11}{27}\approx0.4074\).

Answer

a) \(g(t)\ge0\) and \(\int_0^3g(t)\,\text{d}t=1\) b) \(E(T)=1.8\) years c) \(P(T>2)=\frac{11}{27}\approx0.4074\), or about \(40.74\%\)
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A continuous random variable \(X\) has density function \(f(x)=6(x-x^2)\) for \(0\le x\le 1\), and \(f(x)=0\) otherwise. Find each probability. a) \(P(X=0.5)\) b) \(P(X\le 0.5)\) c) \(P(0.2\le X\le 0.8)\) d) \(P(X>0.75)\)

Hints

- What is the probability of one exact value for a continuous random variable? - Interpret probability as area under the density curve. - Use the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus to evaluate each definite integral. - Pay attention to the support of the density function.

Solution

1. a) Because \(X\) is continuous, \(P(X=0.5)=0\). 2. b) An antiderivative of \(6(x-x^2)\) is \(F(x)=3x^2-2x^3\). Thus, \(P(X\le 0.5)=F(0.5)-F(0)=0.5\). 3. c) \(P(0.2\le X\le 0.8)=F(0.8)-F(0.2)=0.896-0.104=0.792\). 4. d) \(P(X>0.75)=1-F(0.75)=1-0.84375=0.15625\).

Answer

a) \(P(X=0.5)=0\) b) \(P(X\le 0.5)=0.5\) c) \(P(0.2\le X\le 0.8)=0.792\) d) \(P(X>0.75)=0.15625\)
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A function \(f\) is defined by \(f(x)=k(4-x)\) for \(0\le x\le 4\), and \(f(x)=0\) otherwise. a) Find \(k\) so that \(f\) is a probability density function for a random variable \(X\). b) Find \(P(X\ge 2)\). c) Find \(P(1\le X\le 3)\).

Hints

- What must the integral of a density function over its full support equal? - How is an interval probability found from a density function? - You can also interpret these probabilities as geometric areas under a line.

Solution

1. a) A density function must satisfy \(\int_0^4 k(4-x)\,dx=1\). Evaluating gives \(8k=1\), so \(k=\frac{1}{8}=0.125\). 2. b) With \(F(x)=\frac{1}{8}\left(4x-\frac{x^2}{2}\right)\), \(P(X\ge 2)=F(4)-F(2)=1-\frac{6}{8}=0.25\). 3. c) \(P(1\le X\le 3)=F(3)-F(1)=0.9375-0.4375=0.5\).

Answer

a) \(k=0.125\) b) \(P(X\ge 2)=0.25\) c) \(P(1\le X\le 3)=0.5\)
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The net flow rate of water in a detention basin is modeled for \(0\le t\le4\) by \(f(t)=-0.1t^3+0.6t^2-0.8t\), where \(t\) is measured in hours and \(f(t)\) is measured in hundreds of cubic meters per hour. Positive values represent net inflow, and negative values represent net outflow. a) Find the net change in water volume during the \(4\)-hour period. b) Find the average net flow rate during the first \(2\) hours. c) At what time in \([0,4]\) is the water volume least? Justify your answer.

Hints

- Integrate the rate to find the net change in volume. - Divide the accumulated change by the interval length to find an average rate. - Account for the scale factor of \(100\) in the rate units. - Use the sign of the rate to determine when the volume decreases and increases.

Solution

1. a) The net change is \(100\int_0^4f(t)\,\text{d}t\). An antiderivative is \(-0.025t^4+0.2t^3-0.4t^2\), and evaluation from \(0\) to \(4\) gives \(0\). Thus, the net volume change is \(0\,\text{m}^3\). 2. b) The average model rate on \([0,2]\) is \(\frac{1}{2}\int_0^2f(t)\,\text{d}t=-0.2\). Since the model is measured in hundreds of cubic meters per hour, the average net flow rate is \(-20\,\text{m}^3/\text{h}\). 3. c) Factor \(f(t)=-0.1t(t-2)(t-4)\). The rate is negative on \((0,2)\) and positive on \((2,4)\), so the volume decreases until \(t=2\) and increases afterward. Therefore, the minimum occurs at \(t=2\,\text{h}\).

Answer

a) \(0\,\text{m}^3\) b) \(-20\,\text{m}^3/\text{h}\) c) \(t=2\,\text{h}\)
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At a chemical plant, the pollutant emission rate during a \(10\)-hour cleaning process is modeled by \(E(t)=-0.01t^3+0.12t^2+0.5\), where \(0\le t\le10\), \(t\) is measured in hours, and \(E(t)\) is measured in kilograms per hour. a) Find the total mass of pollutant released during the \(10\) hours. b) Find the average emission rate over the full period. c) Compare the mass released during the first \(5\) hours with the mass released during the final \(5\) hours.

Hints

- Integrate the emission rate to find accumulated mass. - Divide the total mass by \(10\) hours to find the average rate. - Evaluate the definite integral separately on \([0,5]\) and \([5,10]\).

Solution

1. An antiderivative is \(F(t)=-0.0025t^4+0.04t^3+0.5t\). 2. a) \(\int_0^{10}E(t)\,\text{d}t=F(10)-F(0)=-25+40+5=20\,\text{kg}\). 3. b) The average rate is \(\frac{1}{10}\int_0^{10}E(t)\,\text{d}t=2\,\text{kg/h}\). 4. c) During the first half, \(\int_0^5E(t)\,\text{d}t=\frac{95}{16}=5.9375\,\text{kg}\). During the second half, \(\int_5^{10}E(t)\,\text{d}t=\frac{225}{16}=14.0625\,\text{kg}\). Therefore, substantially more pollutant is released during the second half.

Answer

a) \(20\,\text{kg}\) b) \(2\,\text{kg/h}\) c) First \(5\) hours: \(5.9375\,\text{kg}\) Final \(5\) hours: \(14.0625\,\text{kg}\)
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For a \(12\)-minute period, the inflow rate to a detention basin is modeled by \(g(t)=40\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{4}t\right)+50\), where \(t\) is measured in minutes and \(g(t)\) is measured in liters per minute. a) Find the total volume of water that enters during the first \(4\) minutes. b) The basin initially contains \(200\,\text{L}\). Find the water volume after \(6\) minutes.

Hints

- Integrate the rate to find the accumulated inflow. - Account for the inner derivative when integrating the sine function. - Add the accumulated inflow to the initial volume for part b).

Solution

1. An antiderivative of the inflow rate is \(G(t)=-\frac{160}{\pi}\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{4}t\right)+50t\). 2. a) \(\int_0^4g(t)\,\text{d}t=\frac{320}{\pi}+200\approx301.86\,\text{L}\). 3. b) \(\int_0^6g(t)\,\text{d}t=300+\frac{160}{\pi}\approx350.93\,\text{L}\). Adding the initial volume gives \(200+350.93\approx550.93\,\text{L}\).

Answer

a) \(200+\frac{320}{\pi}\,\text{L}\approx301.86\,\text{L}\) b) \(500+\frac{160}{\pi}\,\text{L}\approx550.93\,\text{L}\)
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At a pumped-storage hydroelectric plant, the instantaneous rate of change of the water volume in the upper reservoir is modeled by \(v(t)=20\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{4}t\right)\), where \(t\) is measured in hours after recording begins and \(v(t)\) is measured in thousands of cubic meters per hour. A positive value means water is being pumped into the reservoir. a) Find \(v(3)\), and interpret its sign in context. b) Evaluate \(\int_2^6v(t)\,\mathrm{d}t\), and interpret the result in context.

Hints

- The sign of a rate indicates whether the quantity is increasing or decreasing. - Integrate the rate to find the net change. - Use radian measure when evaluating the trigonometric functions.

Solution

1. At \(t=3\), \(v(3)=20\cos\left(\frac{3\pi}{4}\right) =-10\sqrt{2} \approx-14.14\). The negative sign means the volume in the upper reservoir is decreasing at that time. 2. An antiderivative is \(\frac{80}{\pi}\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{4}t\right)\). Therefore, \(\int_2^6v(t)\,\mathrm{d}t =\frac{80}{\pi}\left(\sin\left(\frac{3\pi}{2}\right)-\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right)\right) =-\frac{160}{\pi} \approx-50.93\). The reservoir loses approximately \(50.93\times10^3\,\text{m}^3\) of water from \(t=2\) to \(t=6\).

Answer

a) \(v(3)=-10\sqrt{2}\approx-14.14\) thousand \(\text{m}^3/\text{h}\); the reservoir volume is decreasing. b) \(\int_2^6v(t)\,\mathrm{d}t=-\frac{160}{\pi}\approx-50.93\) thousand \(\text{m}^3\); the reservoir loses approximately \(50.93\times10^3\,\text{m}^3\).
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During an experiment, the concentration of an active ingredient in a chemical solution changes at the instantaneous rate \(k(t)=-0.5\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{10}t\right)\), where \(t\) is measured in minutes, \(0\le t\le20\), and \(k(t)\) is measured in \(\text{mol}/(\text{L}\cdot\text{min})\). A positive rate means the concentration is increasing. a) Find \(k(5)\), and interpret the value in context. b) Evaluate \(\int_0^{20}k(t)\,\mathrm{d}t\), and interpret the result in terms of the concentration.

Hints

- Interpret a negative rate as a decrease. - Integrate the rate over the full time interval to find the net change. - Compare the cosine values at the two endpoints.

Solution

1. At \(t=5\), \(k(5)=-0.5\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right)=-0.5\). The concentration is decreasing at a rate of \(0.5\,\text{mol}/(\text{L}\cdot\text{min})\). 2. An antiderivative is \(\frac{5}{\pi}\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{10}t\right)\). Therefore, \(\int_0^{20}k(t)\,\mathrm{d}t =\frac{5}{\pi}\left(\cos(2\pi)-\cos(0)\right) =0\). The net change in concentration over the \(20\) minutes is zero, so the final concentration equals the initial concentration.

Answer

a) \(k(5)=-0.5\,\text{mol}/(\text{L}\cdot\text{min})\); the concentration is decreasing. b) \(\int_0^{20}k(t)\,\mathrm{d}t=0\); the final concentration equals the initial concentration.
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A grain silo is filled and emptied over \(12\) hours. The instantaneous rate of change of the grain amount is \(f(t)=-t^2+12t-20\) metric tons per hour for \(0\le t\le12\). a) Find the intervals when grain is being removed and when it is being added. b) Interpret \(\int_4^9f(t)\,\text{d}t\) in context. c) The silo initially contains \(100\) metric tons. Find the amount after \(10\) hours. d) Explain without further calculation why the grain amount has a local maximum at \(t=10\).

Hints

- Use the zeros and sign of the rate function. - A definite integral of a rate gives net change. - Add accumulated change to the initial amount. - A positive-to-negative rate change produces a local maximum of the accumulated quantity.

Solution

1. The zeros of \(f(t)\) are \(t=2\) and \(t=10\). Since the parabola opens downward, \(f(t)<0\) on \([0,2)\) and \((10,12]\), and \(f(t)>0\) on \((2,10)\). 2. The integral from \(4\) to \(9\) is the net change in the grain amount, in metric tons, during that time interval. 3. \(M(10)=100+\int_0^{10}(-t^2+12t-20)\,\text{d}t\). 4. The integral is \(\left[-\frac{t^3}{3}+6t^2-20t\right]_0^{10}=\frac{200}{3}\), so \(M(10)=\frac{500}{3}\approx166.67\) metric tons. 5. At \(t=10\), the rate changes from positive to negative, so the amount changes from increasing to decreasing and has a local maximum.

Answer

a) Removed on \([0,2)\) and \((10,12]\); added on \((2,10)\) b) The net change in the grain amount from hour \(4\) to hour \(9\) c) \(\frac{500}{3}\) metric tons, or approximately \(166.67\) metric tons d) The rate changes from positive to negative at \(t=10\).
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The net filling rate of a gas storage tank is \(v(t)=0.2(t^3-18t^2+80t)\) cubic meters per hour for \(0\le t\le12\). a) Show that the rate is positive on \((0,8)\) and negative on \((8,10)\). b) The tank initially contains \(500\,\text{m}^3\). Find the volume at \(t=8\). c) Determine whether the volume at \(t=10\) is greater or less than the initial volume.

Hints

- Factor the rate to make a sign chart. - Add the accumulated rate to the initial volume. - The sign of the total integral determines whether the ending volume is above or below the initial volume.

Solution

1. Factor the rate: \(v(t)=0.2t(t-8)(t-10)\). The sign is positive on \((0,8)\) and negative on \((8,10)\). 2. \(V(8)=500+\int_0^80.2(t^3-18t^2+80t)\,\text{d}t\). 3. An antiderivative is \(0.2\left(\frac{t^4}{4}-6t^3+40t^2\right)\). Its value at \(8\) is \(102.4\), so \(V(8)=602.4\,\text{m}^3\). 4. The net change from \(0\) to \(10\) is \(100\,\text{m}^3\), so \(V(10)=600\,\text{m}^3\), greater than the initial volume.

Answer

a) \(v(t)=0.2t(t-8)(t-10)\), which has the stated signs b) \(602.4\,\text{m}^3\) c) Greater; \(V(10)=600\,\text{m}^3\)
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An industrial ventilation system has power demand \(P(t)=15\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{6}(t-3)\right)+20\) kilowatts during a \(12\)-hour shift, where \(t\) is hours after the shift begins. a) Find the maximum power and when it occurs. b) Find the electrical energy used during one \(12\)-hour shift. c) A facility operates \(8\) identical systems for two \(12\)-hour shifts per day. Find the total daily energy use.

Hints

- Use the maximum value of sine. - Energy is the integral of power over time. - Compare the interval length with the period. - Scale one-system, one-shift energy by the numbers of systems and shifts.

Solution

1. The sine term is greatest when its argument is \(\frac{\pi}{2}\). This gives \(t=6\), and \(P(6)=35\,\text{kW}\). 2. The interval length \(12\) is one full period, so the sinusoidal term has integral zero. Therefore, \(\int_0^{12}P(t)\,\text{d}t=20(12)=240\,\text{kWh}\). 3. For \(8\) systems and \(2\) shifts, the total is \(240\cdot8\cdot2=3840\,\text{kWh}\).

Answer

a) \(35\,\text{kW}\) at \(t=6\,\text{h}\) b) \(240\,\text{kWh}\) c) \(3840\,\text{kWh}\)
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Coolant leaks from a damaged storage tank. For \(t\ge0\), the rate of change of the volume in the tank is modeled by \(f(t)=-\frac{60t}{t^2+36}\), where \(t\) is measured in hours after the leak is discovered and \(f(t)\) is measured in liters per hour. a) Evaluate \(\int_0^8f(t)\,\mathrm{d}t\), and interpret the result in context. b) Write a question in context that would lead to the inequality \(\int_0^t f(x)\,\mathrm{d}x<-40\).

Hints

- An integral of a rate gives the net change. - Compare the numerator with the derivative of the denominator. - Interpret a negative accumulated change as a loss from the tank.

Solution

1. Since the numerator is a constant multiple of the derivative of the denominator, an antiderivative is \(-30\ln(t^2+36)\). 2. Therefore, \(\int_0^8f(t)\,\mathrm{d}t =\left[-30\ln(t^2+36)\right]_0^8 =-30\ln\left(\frac{25}{9}\right) \approx-30.65\). The volume in the tank decreases by approximately \(30.65\,\text{L}\) during the first \(8\) hours. 3. The inequality states that the net volume change is less than \(-40\,\text{L}\), meaning more than \(40\,\text{L}\) has leaked out.

Answer

a) \(-30\ln\left(\frac{25}{9}\right)\approx-30.65\,\text{L}\); approximately \(30.65\,\text{L}\) leaks out. b) “After how many hours has the tank lost more than \(40\,\text{L}\) of coolant?”
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During a rainstorm, the inflow rate to a retention basin is modeled by \(h(t)=\frac{100(t+2)}{(t+2)^2+16}\), where \(t\) is measured in hours after observation begins and \(h(t)\) is measured in cubic meters per hour. a) Find the total volume of water that flows into the basin during the first \(6\) hours. b) Evaluate \(\int_2^4h(t)\,\mathrm{d}t\), and interpret the result in context.

Hints

- Integrate the inflow rate to find accumulated volume. - Compare the numerator with the derivative of the denominator. - Use the requested time interval as the limits of integration.

Solution

1. Because the numerator is a constant multiple of the derivative of the denominator, an antiderivative is \(H(t)=50\ln\left((t+2)^2+16\right)\). 2. For the first \(6\) hours, \(\int_0^6h(t)\,\mathrm{d}t =50\ln(80)-50\ln(20) =50\ln4 \approx69.31\). Thus approximately \(69.31\,\text{m}^3\) flows into the basin. 3. From \(t=2\) to \(t=4\), \(\int_2^4h(t)\,\mathrm{d}t =50\ln(52)-50\ln(32) =50\ln\left(\frac{13}{8}\right) \approx24.28\). This is the volume that flows into the basin between the second and fourth hours.

Answer

a) \(50\ln4\approx69.31\,\text{m}^3\) b) \(50\ln\left(\frac{13}{8}\right)\approx24.28\,\text{m}^3\); this is the inflow from \(t=2\) to \(t=4\).
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It takes \(0.72\,\text{J}\) of work to stretch an elastic spring from \(4\,\text{cm}\) to \(8\,\text{cm}\) beyond its equilibrium length. Assume Hooke's law, \(F(s)=ks\). a) Find the spring constant \(k\). b) Find the force required to hold the spring at a stretch of \(15\,\text{cm}\).

Hints

- Express the given work as a definite integral containing the unknown spring constant. - Convert centimeters to meters. - After finding the spring constant, substitute the requested stretch into Hooke's law.

Solution

1. a) Convert the limits to meters. The work equation is \(0.72=\int_{0.04}^{0.08}ks\,\text{d}s=\frac{k}{2}(0.08^2-0.04^2)\). 2. Since \(\frac{1}{2}(0.08^2-0.04^2)=0.0024\), \(k=\frac{0.72}{0.0024}=300\,\text{N/m}\). 3. b) At \(s=0.15\,\text{m}\), \(F(0.15)=300(0.15)=45\,\text{N}\).

Answer

a) \(k=300\,\text{N/m}\) b) \(45\,\text{N}\)
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The force on a test object varies linearly with displacement according to \(F(s)=ks+d\), where force is measured in newtons and displacement is measured in meters. Find \(k\) and \(d\) given that \(F(0)=10\,\text{N}\) and the work done moving the object from \(s=0\) to \(s=4\,\text{m}\) is \(80\,\text{J}\).

Hints

- Use the force at \(s=0\) to determine one constant immediately. - The area under a force-versus-displacement graph represents work. - Set the definite integral equal to the given work. - Solve the resulting linear equation.

Solution

1. Since \(F(0)=d=10\), \(d=10\,\text{N}\). 2. Use the work condition: \(80=\int_0^4(ks+10)\,\text{d}s=\left[\frac{k}{2}s^2+10s\right]_0^4=8k+40\). 3. Solving \(8k+40=80\) gives \(k=5\,\text{N/m}\).

Answer

\(k=5\,\text{N/m}\) and \(d=10\,\text{N}\)
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A \(400\,\text{kg}\) spacecraft is on the Moon's surface. Find the work required to lift it to an altitude of \(1738\,\text{km}\), equal to one lunar radius. Use Newton's law of gravitation, \(F(r)=\frac{GMm}{r^2}\), with \(G=6.674\times10^{-11}\,\frac{\text{m}^3}{\text{kg}\cdot\text{s}^2}\), \(M=7.348\times10^{22}\,\text{kg}\), and lunar radius \(r_M=1738\,\text{km}\).

Hints

- Determine the starting and ending distances from the Moon's center. - Work is the integral of the position-dependent force. - Convert all distances to meters. - Use the antiderivative of \(r^{-2}\).

Solution

1. The distance from the Moon's center changes from \(r_1=1.738\times10^6\,\text{m}\) to \(r_2=3.476\times10^6\,\text{m}\). 2. The required work is \(W=\int_{r_1}^{r_2}\frac{GMm}{r^2}\,\text{d}r=GMm\left[ -\frac{1}{r}\right]_{r_1}^{r_2}=GMm\left(\frac{1}{r_1}-\frac{1}{r_2}\right)\). 3. Since \(r_2=2r_1\), \(W=\frac{GMm}{2r_M}\). 4. Substitution gives \(W\approx5.643\times10^8\,\text{J}\), or approximately \(564.3\,\text{MJ}\).

Answer

\(W\approx5.643\times10^8\,\text{J}\), or \(564.3\,\text{MJ}\)
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A filter collects a pollutant at the rate \(m'(t)=\frac{k}{(t+1)^2}\) milligrams per hour for \(t\ge0\), where \(m(t)\) is the pollutant mass in the filter. The filter is initially clean, and after \(1\) hour it contains \(2\,\text{mg}\). Find \(k\) and a formula for \(m(t)\).

Hints

- Integrate the rate using a negative exponent. - Use the initial condition first. - Use the one-hour measurement to determine \(k\). - Substitute the constant back into the mass function.

Solution

1. Integrating the rate gives \(m(t)=-\frac{k}{t+1}+C\). 2. Since \(m(0)=0\), \(-k+C=0\), so \(C=k\). 3. Since \(m(1)=2\), \(-\frac{k}{2}+k=2\), so \(k=4\). 4. Therefore, \(m(t)=4-\frac{4}{t+1}\).

Answer

\(k=4\) and \(m(t)=4-\frac{4}{t+1}\)
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During a severe rainstorm, the net flow rate of water into a retention basin is modeled for \(0\le t\le10\) by \(f(t)=-(t-2)(t-8)\), where \(t\) is measured in hours and \(f(t)\) is measured in cubic meters per hour. Positive values represent net inflow, and negative values represent net outflow. The graph is shown. a) What quantity does the area of one grid square represent in this context? Include units. b) At what time is the basin’s water volume increasing fastest? At what times is it decreasing fastest? During \(2\le t\le8\), when is the water volume greatest? Justify your answers. c) Evaluate \(\int_2^8f(t)\,\mathrm{d}t\), and interpret the result in context.
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Hints

- Multiply the units represented by a grid square’s width and height. - The rate’s greatest and least values indicate the fastest increase and decrease. - Use the sign of the rate to determine when the stored volume is increasing. - Integrate the rate to find the net volume change.

Solution

1. Each grid square is \(1\,\text{h}\) wide and \(2\,\text{m}^3/\text{h}\) high, so it represents \(1\,\text{h}\cdot2\,\frac{\text{m}^3}{\text{h}}=2\,\text{m}^3\). 2. The volume increases fastest when \(f\) is greatest. The vertex occurs at \(t=5\), where \(f(5)=9\). The volume decreases fastest when \(f\) is least. On the interval, the minimum value is \(f(0)=f(10)=-16\), so this occurs at \(t=0\) and \(t=10\). Because \(f(t)>0\) for \(2<t<8\), the volume increases throughout that interval and is greatest at \(t=8\). 3. Expanding gives \(f(t)=-t^2+10t-16\), with antiderivative \(F(t)=-\frac{1}{3}t^3+5t^2-16t\). Therefore, \(\int_2^8f(t)\,\mathrm{d}t =F(8)-F(2) =36\). The basin gains \(36\,\text{m}^3\) of water from \(t=2\) to \(t=8\).

Answer

a) \(2\,\text{m}^3\) b) Increasing fastest at \(t=5\); decreasing fastest at \(t=0\) and \(t=10\); greatest volume on \([2, 8]\) at \(t=8\) c) \(36\,\text{m}^3\), the net increase in water volume from \(t=2\) to \(t=8\)
53272012
For \(0\le t\le8\), the function \(f(t)=-30t^2+240t\) models the arrival rate at a festival entrance, in people per hour, where \(t\) is the number of hours after the entrance opens. The graph is shown. a) Explain the meaning of \(I_0(x)=\int_0^xf(t)\,\mathrm{d}t\) in context. b) Find the number of visitors who arrive during the first \(2\) hours. c) Find the time \(x\) when a total of \(2160\) visitors have arrived. d) Staff can process at most \(360\) people per hour, shown by the dashed red line. Determine when the waiting line can begin to shrink again.
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Hints

- Integrating an arrival rate gives the accumulated number of arrivals. - Use the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus for the first \(2\) hours. - Set the accumulation function equal to \(2160\). - Compare the arrival rate with the processing capacity.

Solution

1. \(I_0(x)\) is the total number of visitors who arrive from opening until time \(x\). 2. An antiderivative is \(-10t^3+120t^2\). Thus, \(I_0(2)=\left[-10t^3+120t^2\right]_0^2=400\). 3. Solve \(-10x^3+120x^2=2160\). The solution in \(0\le x\le8\) is \(x=6\). 4. Set the arrival rate equal to capacity: \(-30t^2+240t=360\). This gives \((t-2)(t-6)=0\), so the arrival rate exceeds capacity from \(t=2\) to \(t=6\). After \(t=6\), the arrival rate drops below capacity, so the waiting line can begin to shrink.

Answer

a) The total number of visitors arriving from opening through time \(x\) b) \(400\) visitors c) \(x=6\) hours d) After \(t=6\) hours
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The graph shows the net rate of change of water in a reservoir, in cubic meters per hour, over an \(8\)-hour period. A positive rate means water is entering the reservoir, and a negative rate means water is leaving. At \(t=0\), the reservoir contains \(400\,\text{m}^3\) of water. a) At what time is the amount of water in the reservoir least? Justify your answer from the graph. b) Estimate the amount of water in the reservoir after exactly \(5\) hours by using the grid or by dividing the region into simpler shapes.
Figure for problem 532726

Hints

- Relate the sign of the rate to whether the water volume is increasing or decreasing. - A minimum can occur where the rate changes from negative to positive. - Interpret the signed area between the graph and the horizontal axis as a change in volume. - Use both axis scales to determine the volume represented by one grid square.

Solution

1. a) The rate is negative on \([0,5)\) and positive on \((5,8]\). Therefore, the water volume decreases until \(t=5\) and increases afterward, so its minimum occurs at \(t=5\,\text{h}\). 2. b) The change in volume is \(\int_0^5v(t)\,\text{d}t\). Each grid square represents \((1\,\text{h})(10\,\text{m}^3/\text{h})=10\,\text{m}^3\). The region below the axis from \(0\) to \(5\) has an area of about \(10\) squares, so the volume changes by about \(-100\,\text{m}^3\). 3. Thus, \(V(5)\approx400-100=300\,\text{m}^3\).

Answer

a) \(t=5\,\text{h}\), because the rate changes from negative to positive there. b) Approximately \(300\,\text{m}^3\)
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The random variable \(X\) has the density function shown in the graph on \([0,3]\): \(f(x)=\begin{cases}0.5x & \text{for }0\le x\le 1\\0.5 & \text{for }1<x\le 2\\1.5-0.5x & \text{for }2<x\le 3\end{cases}\). a) Use geometric area to show that \(f\) can be a probability density function. b) Use the graph to find each probability. (1) \(P(X\le 1)\) (2) \(P(X\ge 1.5)\) (3) \(P(0.5\le X\le 2.5)\) c) Find a formula for the cumulative distribution function \(F(x)\) on \(0\le x\le 1\).
Figure for problem 532739

Hints

- Break the total area into familiar geometric shapes. - A probability density must be nonnegative and have total area \(1\). - Interpret each interval probability as area under the graph. - For a middle interval, subtracting the two outside areas may be easier. - The cumulative distribution function is the integral of the density from the left endpoint to \(x\).

Solution

1. a) The area under the graph is a trapezoid with bases \(3\) and \(1\) and height \(0.5\): \(A=\frac{3+1}{2}\cdot 0.5=1\). Since \(f(x)\ge 0\), it is a valid density function. 2. b)(1) The area from \(0\) to \(1\) is a triangle: \(P(X\le 1)=\frac{1}{2}\cdot 1\cdot 0.5=0.25\). 3. b)(2) From \(1.5\) to \(3\), the area is a rectangle plus a triangle: \(P(X\ge 1.5)=0.5\cdot 0.5+\frac{1}{2}\cdot 1\cdot 0.5=0.5\). 4. b)(3) The two excluded end triangles each have area \(\frac{1}{2}\cdot 0.5\cdot 0.25=0.0625\). Therefore, \(P(0.5\le X\le 2.5)=1-2\cdot 0.0625=0.875\). 5. c) For \(0\le x\le 1\), \(F(x)=\int_0^x 0.5t\,dt=0.25x^2\).

Answer

a) The total area is \(\frac{3+1}{2}\cdot 0.5=1\), and \(f(x)\ge 0\). b)(1) \(P(X\le 1)=0.25\) b)(2) \(P(X\ge 1.5)=0.5\) b)(3) \(P(0.5\le X\le 2.5)=0.875\) c) \(F(x)=0.25x^2\) for \(0\le x\le 1\)
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A continuous random variable \(X\) has a density function \(f\) whose graph is shown. For values outside \([0, 4]\), \(f(x)=0\). a) Use geometric areas to explain why \(f\) is a valid probability density function. b) Find \(P(1\le X\le 3)\). c) Find the median \(m\), defined by \(P(X\le m)=0.5\).
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Hints

- A valid density function must be nonnegative and have total area \(1\). - Break the area into triangles, rectangles, or trapezoids. - For the median, locate the x-value where the cumulative area reaches one-half. - First determine which interval contains the median.

Solution

1. a) The graph is nonnegative. Its total area is a triangle on \([0, 1]\), a rectangle on \([1, 2]\), and a triangle on \([2, 4]\): \(\frac{1}{2}\cdot 1\cdot 0.4+1\cdot 0.4+\frac{1}{2}\cdot 2\cdot 0.4=0.2+0.4+0.4=1\). 2. b) From \(1\) to \(2\), the area is \(0.4\). From \(2\) to \(3\), the trapezoid area is \(\frac{0.4+0.2}{2}\cdot 1=0.3\). Thus, \(P(1\le X\le 3)=0.7\). 3. c) The cumulative area through \(x=1\) is \(0.2\), and through \(x=2\) it is \(0.6\), so \(m\in[1, 2]\). On that interval, \(f(x)=0.4\). Solve \(0.2+0.4(m-1)=0.5\), which gives \(m=1.75\).

Answer

a) The graph is nonnegative and its total area is \(0.2+0.4+0.4=1\). b) \(P(1\le X\le 3)=0.7\) c) \(m=1.75\)
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A continuous random variable \(X\) has density function \(f(x)=\begin{cases}0.25x & \text{for }0\le x<2\\-0.25x+1 & \text{for }2\le x\le 4\\0 & \text{otherwise}\end{cases}\). The graph of \(f\) is shown. a) Find each probability. (1) \(P(X\le 1)\) (2) \(P(X\le 2)\) (3) \(P(X\le 3)\) (4) \(P(1\le X\le 3)\) (5) \(P(X\ge 3)\) (6) \(P(X=2)\) b) Find a formula for the cumulative distribution function \(F(x)\) for all real \(x\).
Figure for problem 532741

Hints

- Interpret probability as area under the density graph. - Use triangles and symmetry to simplify the area calculations. - What is the probability of one exact value for a continuous random variable? - The cumulative distribution function is an integral of the density. - Write separate formulas wherever the density formula changes.

Solution

1. a)(1) The area from \(0\) to \(1\) is \(\frac{1}{2}\cdot 1\cdot 0.25=0.125\). 2. a)(2) By symmetry, half of the total area lies to the left of \(2\), so \(P(X\le 2)=0.5\). 3. a)(3) By symmetry, \(P(X\ge 3)=P(X\le 1)=0.125\), so \(P(X\le 3)=1-0.125=0.875\). 4. a)(4) \(P(1\le X\le 3)=0.875-0.125=0.75\). 5. a)(5) \(P(X\ge 3)=0.125\). 6. a)(6) Since \(X\) is continuous, \(P(X=2)=0\). 7. b) For \(x<0\), \(F(x)=0\). For \(0\le x<2\), \(F(x)=\int_0^x 0.25t\,dt=0.125x^2\). For \(2\le x\le 4\), \(F(x)=0.5+\int_2^x(-0.25t+1)\,dt=-0.125x^2+x-1\). For \(x>4\), \(F(x)=1\).

Answer

a)(1) \(P(X\le 1)=0.125\) a)(2) \(P(X\le 2)=0.5\) a)(3) \(P(X\le 3)=0.875\) a)(4) \(P(1\le X\le 3)=0.75\) a)(5) \(P(X\ge 3)=0.125\) a)(6) \(P(X=2)=0\) b) \(F(x)=\begin{cases}0 & x<0\\0.125x^2 & 0\le x<2\\-0.125x^2+x-1 & 2\le x\le 4\\1 & x>4\end{cases}\)
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The length of time visitors spend in an art gallery, in hours, is modeled by a continuous random variable \(X\) with density function \(f(x)=\frac{4}{9}x^2-\frac{4}{27}x^3\) for \(0\le x\le 3\), and \(f(x)=0\) otherwise. The graph of \(f\) is shown. a) Show algebraically that \(f\) is a valid probability density function. b) Find the probability that a randomly selected visitor spends at most \(1.5\) hours in the gallery. c) Find a formula for the cumulative distribution function \(F(x)\) on \([0, 3]\). d) Find the mean time visitors spend in the gallery. Give the result in hours and also in hours and minutes.
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Hints

- What two conditions must a probability density function satisfy? - An interval probability is an integral of the density. - The cumulative distribution function is the accumulated area from the left endpoint to \(x\). - For a continuous random variable, the mean is \(\int x f(x)\,dx\).

Solution

1. a) On \([0, 3]\), \(f(x)=\frac{4}{27}x^2(3-x)\ge 0\), and it is \(0\) outside that interval. Also, \(\int_0^3\left(\frac{4}{9}x^2-\frac{4}{27}x^3\right)\,dx=\left[\frac{4}{27}x^3-\frac{1}{27}x^4\right]_0^3=4-3=1\). Thus, \(f\) is a valid density. 2. b) \(P(X\le 1.5)=\left[\frac{4}{27}x^3-\frac{1}{27}x^4\right]_0^{3/2}=\frac{5}{16}=0.3125\). 3. c) For \(0\le x\le 3\), \(F(x)=\int_0^x f(t)\,dt=\frac{4}{27}x^3-\frac{1}{27}x^4\). 4. d) \(E(X)=\int_0^3 x f(x)\,dx=\left[\frac{1}{9}x^4-\frac{4}{135}x^5\right]_0^3=1.8\) hours. Since \(0.8\cdot 60=48\), this is \(1\) hour \(48\) minutes.

Answer

a) \(f(x)\ge 0\) and \(\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}f(x)\,dx=1\). b) \(P(X\le 1.5)=\frac{5}{16}=0.3125\), or \(31.25\%\) c) \(F(x)=\frac{4}{27}x^3-\frac{1}{27}x^4\) for \(0\le x\le 3\) d) \(E(X)=1.8\) hours, or \(1\) hour \(48\) minutes
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The graph shows the density function \(f\) of a normally distributed random variable \(X\). 1. Determine the mean \(\mu\) and standard deviation \(\sigma\) from the graph. Briefly justify your answer. 2. Use a geometric estimate, such as the area of a trapezoid under the graph, to show that \(P(5\le X\le7)>0.3\).
Figure for problem 532756

Hints

- Locate the maximum and the line of symmetry to find the mean. - The inflection points are one standard deviation from the mean. - Interpret the probability as area under the density curve. - For a concave-down graph, compare the curve with the line segment joining two points on it. - Use the endpoint heights to calculate a trapezoid area.

Solution

1. The curve reaches its maximum at \(x=5\), so \(\mu=5\). Its inflection points are at \(x=3\) and \(x=7\), so \(\sigma=2\). 2. On \([5, 7]\), the density curve is concave down, so the line segment joining \((5, f(5))\) and \((7, f(7))\) lies below the curve. Here, \(f(5)=\frac{1}{2\sqrt{2\pi}}\approx0.1995\) and \(f(7)=\frac{e^{-1/2}}{2\sqrt{2\pi}}\approx0.1210\). The trapezoid below the curve has area \(\frac{0.1995+0.1210}{2}\cdot(7-5)\approx0.3205\). Therefore, \(P(5\le X\le7)>0.3205>0.3\).

Answer

1. \(\mu=5\) and \(\sigma=2\) 2. The trapezoid under the curve has area about \(0.3205\), so \(P(5\le X\le7)>0.3205>0.3\).
53279012
For \(0\le t\le8\), the function \(f(t)=0.25t^3-3t^2+8t\) models the instantaneous rate of change of the water volume in a garden pond, in liters per minute, during a filtration and cleaning process. Here \(t\) is measured in minutes. Positive values indicate inflow, and negative values indicate outflow. The graph is shown. a) Interpret \(f(2)=6\) in context. b) At what time is the water volume in the pond greatest? Justify your answer from the graph of \(f\). c) Evaluate \(\int_0^4f(t)\,\mathrm{d}t\), and interpret the result. d) Find the net change in water volume over the full \(8\)-minute process without recalculating an integral. Use the graph’s symmetry.
Figure for problem 532790

Hints

- Use the sign of the rate to decide whether the volume is increasing or decreasing. - A stored quantity is greatest when its rate changes from positive to negative. - Integrate the polynomial term by term. - Compare the signed areas on either side of \(t=4\).

Solution

1. \(f(2)=6\) means that after \(2\) minutes, water is entering the pond at an instantaneous rate of \(6\,\text{L/min}\). 2. The rate is positive before \(t=4\) and negative after \(t=4\). Therefore, the pond’s water volume increases until \(t=4\) and decreases afterward, so it is greatest at \(t=4\). 3. An antiderivative is \(F(t)=\frac{1}{16}t^4-t^3+4t^2\). Thus, \(\int_0^4f(t)\,\mathrm{d}t =\left[\frac{1}{16}t^4-t^3+4t^2\right]_0^4 =16\). The pond gains \(16\,\text{L}\) during the first \(4\) minutes. 4. The graph is symmetric under a \(180^\circ\) rotation about \((4, 0)\). The positive signed area on \([0, 4]\) and the negative signed area on \([4, 8]\) cancel, so the net change is \(0\,\text{L}\).

Answer

a) At \(t=2\), water is entering at \(6\,\text{L/min}\). b) \(t=4\) minutes c) \(16\,\text{L}\), the net gain during the first \(4\) minutes d) \(0\,\text{L}\)
53279312
For \(0\le t\le8\), the instantaneous rate of change of the water volume in a storage tank is modeled by \(f(t)=\frac{3\pi}{4}\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{4}t\right)\), where \(t\) is measured in hours and \(f(t)\) is measured in cubic meters per hour. Positive values indicate inflow, and negative values indicate outflow. a) Use the graph to determine when the water volume is greatest. Explain your reasoning. b) Evaluate \(\int_2^6f(t)\,\mathrm{d}t\), and interpret its value and sign. c) The tank initially contains \(15\,\text{m}^3\) of water. Find the volume after \(6\) hours.
Figure for problem 532793

Hints

- The volume increases where the rate is positive and decreases where it is negative. - Integrate the cosine function using the chain rule. - Add the accumulated change to the initial volume.

Solution

1. The rate is positive on \(0<t<2\) and negative on \(2<t<6\), so the volume changes from increasing to decreasing at \(t=2\). The later positive accumulation from \(t=6\) to \(t=8\) does not recover the earlier loss, so the greatest volume occurs at \(t=2\). 2. An antiderivative is \(F(t)=3\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{4}t\right)\). Therefore, \(\int_2^6f(t)\,\mathrm{d}t =3\sin\left(\frac{3\pi}{2}\right)-3\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right) =-6\). The tank has a net loss of \(6\,\text{m}^3\) from \(t=2\) to \(t=6\). 3. The accumulated change from \(t=0\) to \(t=6\) is \(\int_0^6f(t)\,\mathrm{d}t =3\sin\left(\frac{3\pi}{2}\right)-3\sin(0) =-3\). Thus the volume after \(6\) hours is \(15\,\text{m}^3-3\,\text{m}^3=12\,\text{m}^3\).

Answer

a) \(t=2\) hours b) \(-6\,\text{m}^3\), a net loss of \(6\,\text{m}^3\) c) \(12\,\text{m}^3\)
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At noon, a stormwater detention basin contains \(200\,\text{m}^3\) of water. For the next \(12\) hours, the net rate of change of the water volume is modeled by \(f(t)=-3t^2+36t-60\), where \(t\) is measured in hours after noon and \(f(t)\) is measured in cubic meters per hour. Positive values represent net inflow, and negative values represent net outflow. a) Use the graph to identify the time intervals, stated as clock times, when water is flowing out of the basin at a net rate. b) Find the volume of water in the basin at 6:00 p.m. c) Explain why the volume reaches its absolute maximum at 10:00 p.m., and find that maximum volume.
Figure for problem 532795

Hints

- Use the sign of \(f(t)\) to decide when the volume is increasing or decreasing. - The accumulated change in volume is a definite integral of the rate. - Add the initial volume after finding the accumulated change. - For an absolute maximum on a closed interval, compare critical-point and endpoint values.

Solution

1. a) Since \(f(t)=-3(t-2)(t-10)\), the rate is negative on \([0,2)\) and \((10,12]\). Therefore, net outflow occurs from noon to 2:00 p.m. and from 10:00 p.m. to midnight. 2. b) The accumulated change by \(t=6\) is \(\int_0^6(-3t^2+36t-60)\,\text{d}t=72\,\text{m}^3\). Thus, \(V(6)=200+72=272\,\text{m}^3\). 3. c) The rate is negative before \(t=2\), positive on \((2,10)\), and negative after \(t=10\). Therefore, the volume decreases, then increases, then decreases, so a maximum occurs at \(t=10\). 4. The relevant values are \(V(0)=200\,\text{m}^3\), \(V(10)=200+\int_0^{10}f(t)\,\text{d}t=400\,\text{m}^3\), and \(V(12)=200+\int_0^{12}f(t)\,\text{d}t=344\,\text{m}^3\). Therefore, the absolute maximum is \(400\,\text{m}^3\).

Answer

a) From noon to 2:00 p.m. and from 10:00 p.m. to midnight b) \(272\,\text{m}^3\) c) The rate changes from positive to negative at 10:00 p.m., and comparison with the endpoint volumes confirms an absolute maximum of \(400\,\text{m}^3\).
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The graph shows the inflow rates, in cubic meters per minute, from three pipes \(A\), \(B\), and \(C\) into a stormwater retention basin during a \(60\)-minute storm. The basin is empty at \(t=0\). The rates are modeled by \(A(t)=\frac{7}{2733750}t(60-t)^3\), \(B(t)=0.005t(60-t)\), and \(C(t)=\frac{1}{455625}t^3(60-t)\), for \(0\le t\le60\). Evaluate each student’s statement and justify your conclusion mathematically. 1. Lucas: “Once a curve begins to decrease, the amount of water in the basin also begins to decrease.” 2. Mia: “Pipe \(B\) supplies the greatest total volume during the \(60\) minutes.” 3. Jonah: “Because pipe \(C\) has a much greater flow rate than pipe \(A\) near the end, it supplies more total water after \(60\) minutes.” 4. Emma: “Pipe \(B\) supplies exactly \(180\,\text{m}^3\) during the \(60\) minutes.”
Figure for problem 532796

Hints

- Distinguish between a rate decreasing and a stored amount decreasing. - Total supplied volume is the area under a flow-rate curve. - Compare complete areas, not only the rates near the end. - Evaluate or estimate the integral for pipe \(B\).

Solution

1. Lucas’s statement is false. All three flow rates are nonnegative on \(0\le t\le60\), so the amount of water supplied continues to increase. A decreasing curve means only that water is entering more slowly. 2. Mia’s statement is true. Total volume is the area under the flow-rate curve. Curve \(B\) has the greatest area. 3. Jonah’s statement is false. The total volumes are \(\int_0^{60}A(t)\,\mathrm{d}t=\frac{896}{9}\approx99.56\,\text{m}^3\) and \(\int_0^{60}C(t)\,\mathrm{d}t=\frac{256}{3}\approx85.33\,\text{m}^3\). Thus pipe \(A\) supplies more water overall. 4. Emma’s statement is true: \(\int_0^{60}0.005t(60-t)\,\mathrm{d}t=180\,\text{m}^3\).

Answer

1. False; a positive but decreasing rate still adds water. 2. True; curve \(B\) has the greatest area under it. 3. False; \(A\) supplies approximately \(99.56\,\text{m}^3\), while \(C\) supplies approximately \(85.33\,\text{m}^3\). 4. True; pipe \(B\) supplies exactly \(180\,\text{m}^3\).
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The graph shows the net flow rate \(v(t)\) of water in a storage tank, in liters per minute, over a \(10\)-minute period. A negative value means water is leaving the tank. a) During what time interval is the amount of water in the tank decreasing? b) At what time in \([0,10]\) is the amount of water in the tank least? Justify your answer. c) Find the change in water volume during the first \(5\) minutes. d) The tank contains \(50\,\text{L}\) at \(t=0\). How much water does it contain after \(10\) minutes?
Figure for problem 534561

Hints

- A negative net flow rate makes the stored volume decrease. - Possible extrema occur where the rate changes sign or at an endpoint. - Use signed geometric areas to find changes in volume. - Add the total accumulated change to the initial volume.

Solution

1. a) The volume decreases when \(v(t)<0\), which occurs on \((3,8)\). 2. b) The volume increases until \(t=3\), decreases until \(t=8\), and then increases. The positive area from \(t=0\) to \(t=3\) is \(5\,\text{L}\), while the negative area from \(t=3\) to \(t=8\) is \(-7\,\text{L}\). Therefore, the accumulated volume at \(t=8\) is below its initial value, so the absolute minimum occurs at \(t=8\,\text{min}\). 3. c) From \(0\) to \(5\), the signed areas are \(4\), \(1\), \(-1\), and \(-2\) liters. Their sum is \(4+1-1-2=2\,\text{L}\). 4. d) Over the full \(10\) minutes, the signed area is \(5-7+2=0\,\text{L}\). Thus, the final volume is \(50+0=50\,\text{L}\).

Answer

a) \((3,8)\) minutes b) \(t=8\,\text{min}\) c) An increase of \(2\,\text{L}\) d) \(50\,\text{L}\)
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A water tank is being filled. During the first \(6\) minutes, the inflow rate is modeled by \(r(t)=10\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{6}t\right)+15\), where \(t\) is measured in minutes and \(r(t)\) is measured in liters per minute. a) Read \(r(0)\), \(r(3)\), and \(r(6)\) from the graph. b) Explain the meaning of the area under the graph on \([0, 6]\). c) Find the total volume of water that enters the tank during the first \(6\) minutes.
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Hints

- Use the graph’s axis scales when reading values. - An integral of liters per minute over minutes gives liters. - Use the antiderivative of \(\sin(kt)\). - Recall the cosine values at \(0\) and \(\pi\).

Solution

1. From the graph, \(r(0)=15\,\text{L/min}\), \(r(3)=25\,\text{L/min}\), and \(r(6)=15\,\text{L/min}\). 2. The area under the rate graph represents the total volume entering the tank during the first \(6\) minutes. 3. The volume is \(\int_0^6\left(10\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{6}t\right)+15\right)\,\mathrm{d}t\). An antiderivative is \(-\frac{60}{\pi}\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{6}t\right)+15t\). Therefore, \(V=\left[-\frac{60}{\pi}\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{6}t\right)+15t\right]_0^6 =90+\frac{120}{\pi} \approx128.20\,\text{L}\).

Answer

a) \(r(0)=15\,\text{L/min}\), \(r(3)=25\,\text{L/min}\), and \(r(6)=15\,\text{L/min}\) b) The total volume entering during the first \(6\) minutes c) \(90+\frac{120}{\pi}\approx128.20\,\text{L}\)
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The graph shows the net inflow rate \(v(t)\), in liters per minute, over \(10\) minutes. Negative values mean water is leaving the basin. Determine whether each statement is true or false. a) Exactly \(12\,\text{L}\) of water flows into the basin during the first \(6\) minutes. b) From \(t=6\) to \(t=10\), the water level decreases continuously. c) After \(10\) minutes, the water level is higher than it was initially. d) The value of \(\int_0^{10}v(t)\,\mathrm{d}t\) is the volume of water in the basin after \(10\) minutes.
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Hints

- Use signed area under the rate graph. - A negative rate means the basin’s volume is decreasing. - Compare the positive and negative geometric areas. - Distinguish net change from final amount.

Solution

1. From \(t=0\) to \(t=6\), the area above the axis is \(\frac{1}{2}\cdot2\cdot4+2\cdot4+\frac{1}{2}\cdot2\cdot4=16\,\text{L}\). Thus statement a) is false. 2. On \(6<t<10\), \(v(t)<0\), so water leaves the basin and the water level decreases. Statement b) is true. 3. The area below the axis from \(t=6\) to \(t=10\) has magnitude \(\frac{1}{2}\cdot4\cdot2=4\,\text{L}\). The net change is \(16\,\text{L}-4\,\text{L}=12\,\text{L}\), which is positive. Statement c) is true. 4. The integral gives the change in volume, not the final volume. The initial volume would have to be added. Statement d) is false.

Answer

a) False b) True c) True d) False
53466012
A stormwater detention basin is supplied by a pipe system. The graph shows the net flow rate \(f(t)\), where positive values represent inflow and negative values represent outflow. The basin is empty at \(t=0\). The function \(V(t)=\int_0^t f(\tau)\,\text{d}\tau\) gives the volume of water in the basin at time \(t\). a) At what time in \([0,12]\) is the water volume greatest? Briefly justify your answer. b) Find the change in water volume during the first \(10\) hours. c) Find the time \(t>0\) when the basin is empty again.
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Hints

- Use the sign of the net flow rate to determine when the volume increases or decreases. - The integral of the rate is the accumulated change in volume. - Compute the signed areas as rectangles and triangles. - After \(t=8\), use the constant outflow rate to determine when the remaining water is gone.

Solution

1. a) The volume increases while \(f(t)>0\) and decreases while \(f(t)<0\). The rate changes from positive to negative at \(t=6\), so the greatest volume occurs at \(t=6\,\text{h}\). 2. b) The signed areas from \(0\) to \(10\) are \((4)(4)=16\), \(\frac{1}{2}(2)(4)=4\), \(-\frac{1}{2}(2)(4)=-4\), and \((2)(-4)=-8\), all in cubic meters. Thus, \(V(10)=16+4-4-8=8\,\text{m}^3\). 3. c) For \(t\ge8\), the rate is \(-4\,\text{m}^3/\text{h}\). Starting from \(V(10)=8\), \(V(t)=8-4(t-10)\). Solving \(8-4(t-10)=0\) gives \(t=12\,\text{h}\).

Answer

a) \(t=6\,\text{h}\) b) An increase of \(8\,\text{m}^3\) c) \(t=12\,\text{h}\)
53470912
A computer-controlled system fills and drains a water tank. The graph shows the net inflow rate \(q(t)\), in liters per minute, as a function of time \(t\), in minutes. Positive values indicate inflow, and negative values indicate outflow. a) During what interval does the amount of water in the tank remain constant? When is the amount of water greatest? Justify your answer. b) Find the total change in water volume after \(12\) minutes. Is there more or less water in the tank than at the beginning?
Figure for problem 534709

Hints

- The stored volume is constant when the rate is zero. - Use the signs of the rate to determine when the volume rises or falls. - Compute the signed areas of the triangles and rectangles.

Solution

1. The amount of water remains constant when \(q(t)=0\), which occurs from \(t=4\) to \(t=6\). 2. The rate is positive before \(t=4\), zero from \(t=4\) to \(t=6\), and negative after \(t=6\). Therefore, the water volume is greatest throughout \(4\le t\le6\). 3. The positive signed area from \(t=0\) to \(t=4\) is \(2\cdot2+\frac{1}{2}\cdot2\cdot2=6\,\text{L}\). The negative signed area from \(t=6\) to \(t=12\) is \(-\left(\frac{1}{2}\cdot2\cdot2+2\cdot2+\frac{1}{2}\cdot2\cdot2\right) =-8\,\text{L}\). 4. The total change is \(6\,\text{L}-8\,\text{L}=-2\,\text{L}\). The tank contains \(2\,\text{L}\) less water than it did initially.

Answer

a) The volume is constant and greatest from \(t=4\) to \(t=6\) minutes. b) \(-2\,\text{L}\); the tank contains \(2\,\text{L}\) less than at the beginning.
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During a severe storm, the graph shows the net rate of change \(f(t)\) of the water volume in a retention basin over \(6\) hours. The rate is measured in cubic meters per hour. Positive values indicate net inflow, and negative values indicate net outflow. a) Explain what the area of one grid square represents in context. b) Find the total change in water volume from \(t=0\) to \(t=6\). c) At what time is the amount of water in the basin greatest? Justify your answer using the graph.
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Hints

- Multiply the units represented by a grid square’s width and height. - Treat area below the time axis as negative. - The stored volume is greatest when the rate changes from positive to negative.

Solution

1. One grid square is \(1\,\text{h}\) wide and \(1\,\text{m}^3/\text{h}\) high, so it represents \(1\,\text{h}\cdot1\,\frac{\text{m}^3}{\text{h}}=1\,\text{m}^3\). 2. The positive area between the zeros \(t=0.5\) and \(t=5.5\) is a trapezoid: \(\frac{1}{2}\cdot(5+2)\cdot3=10.5\,\text{m}^3\). The two negative triangles have combined area \(2\cdot\left(\frac{1}{2}\cdot0.5\cdot1\right)=0.5\,\text{m}^3\). Thus the net change is \(10.5\,\text{m}^3-0.5\,\text{m}^3=10\,\text{m}^3\). 3. The volume increases while \(f(t)>0\), from \(t=0.5\) to \(t=5.5\), and decreases afterward. Therefore, the volume is greatest at \(t=5.5\) hours.

Answer

a) \(1\,\text{m}^3\) b) \(10\,\text{m}^3\) c) \(t=5.5\) hours
53471412
After a rainstorm, the inflow rate to a large reservoir is modeled by \(f(t)=2te^{-0.1t}\), where \(0\le t\le50\), \(t\) is measured in hours, and \(f(t)\) is measured in thousands of cubic meters per hour. a) Find the total volume of water that enters the reservoir during the first \(10\) hours. b) Use the graph to identify when the inflow rate is greatest. c) Find the total volume added during the first \(20\) hours. Compare this result with your answer to part a).
Figure for problem 534714

Hints

- A definite integral of the inflow rate gives the accumulated volume. - Integration by parts is useful for a product of a linear term and an exponential term. - Locate the highest point of the rate graph. - Remember that the rate is measured in thousands of cubic meters per hour.

Solution

1. An antiderivative is \(F(t)=-20(t+10)e^{-0.1t}\), found by integration by parts. 2. a) \(\int_0^{10}2te^{-0.1t}\,\text{d}t=200-400e^{-1}\approx52.85\). Therefore, approximately \(52.85\times10^3\,\text{m}^3\) enters during the first \(10\) hours. 3. b) The graph reaches its highest point at \(t=10\,\text{h}\). Algebraically, \(f'(t)=(2-0.2t)e^{-0.1t}\), which is zero at \(t=10\). 4. c) \(\int_0^{20}2te^{-0.1t}\,\text{d}t=200-600e^{-2}\approx118.80\). Thus, approximately \(118.80\times10^3\,\text{m}^3\) enters during the first \(20\) hours, which is more than twice the first \(10\)-hour amount.

Answer

a) \((200-400e^{-1})\times10^3\,\text{m}^3\approx52.85\times10^3\,\text{m}^3\) b) \(t=10\,\text{h}\) c) \((200-600e^{-2})\times10^3\,\text{m}^3\approx118.80\times10^3\,\text{m}^3\), which is more than twice the amount from part a).
53471712
During a storm, the inflow rate to a detention basin is modeled for \(0\le t\le16\) by \(r(t)=\frac{100}{(t-8)^2+10}\), where \(t\) is measured in hours and \(r(t)\) is measured in cubic meters per hour. Treating the incoming water costs \(\$1.50\) per cubic meter. Use the graph to estimate the treatment cost for the water that enters from \(t=4\) to \(t=12\).
Figure for problem 534717

Hints

- The area under a rate graph represents the accumulated volume. - Use the axis scales to determine the volume represented by one grid square. - Estimate the area with grid squares or trapezoids. - Multiply the estimated volume by the treatment cost per cubic meter.

Solution

1. The incoming volume is the area under the rate graph from \(t=4\) to \(t=12\). Each grid square represents \((1\,\text{h})(1\,\text{m}^3/\text{h})=1\,\text{m}^3\). 2. Counting grid squares or using a trapezoidal estimate gives approximately \(57\,\text{m}^3\). The integral is about \(57.04\,\text{m}^3\). 3. The estimated cost is \((57.04)(\$1.50)\approx\$85.56\), so \(\$86\) is a reasonable graph-based estimate.

Answer

Approximately \(\$86\), based on about \(57\,\text{m}^3\) of water
53471912
During a storm, the net flow rate of water in a collection basin is modeled for \(0\le t\le10\) by \(f(t)=6t-t^2\), where \(t\) is measured in hours and \(f(t)\) is measured in cubic meters per hour. Positive values represent net inflow, and negative values represent net outflow. The basin contains \(80\,\text{m}^3\) of water at \(t=0\). a) Find the water volume after \(3\) hours. b) At what time is the water volume greatest? Find the maximum volume. c) When does the water volume first return to its initial level of \(80\,\text{m}^3\)? Justify your answer from the graph or with a calculation. d) Find the water volume at \(t=10\).
Figure for problem 534719

Hints

- Recover the volume function by integrating the net flow rate. - The volume stops increasing when the rate changes from positive to negative. - Returning to the initial level means the accumulated signed area is zero. - Use the initial volume to determine the constant of integration.

Solution

1. Since \(V'(t)=f(t)\), \(V(t)=-\frac{1}{3}t^3+3t^2+C\). The condition \(V(0)=80\) gives \(V(t)=-\frac{1}{3}t^3+3t^2+80\). 2. a) \(V(3)=-9+27+80=98\,\text{m}^3\). 3. b) Since \(f(t)=t(6-t)\), the rate changes from positive to negative at \(t=6\). Therefore, the maximum occurs at \(t=6\), and \(V(6)=-72+108+80=116\,\text{m}^3\). 4. c) Set \(V(t)=80\): \(-\frac{1}{3}t^3+3t^2=0\), so \(t^2\left(3-\frac{t}{3}\right)=0\). The first positive solution is \(t=9\,\text{h}\). 5. d) \(V(10)=-\frac{1000}{3}+300+80=\frac{140}{3}\,\text{m}^3\approx46.67\,\text{m}^3\).

Answer

a) \(98\,\text{m}^3\) b) At \(t=6\,\text{h}\); \(116\,\text{m}^3\) c) \(t=9\,\text{h}\) d) \(\frac{140}{3}\,\text{m}^3\approx46.67\,\text{m}^3\)
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After a medication is administered, its active-ingredient concentration in the blood is modeled by \(f(t)=4te^{-0.5t}\), where \(t\ge0\) is time in hours and \(f(t)\) is measured in milligrams per liter. The graph of \(f\) is shown. a) Use the graph to determine when the concentration reaches its maximum. Then calculate the maximum concentration to the nearest hundredth. b) Find the concentration \(6\) hours after the medication is administered. c) An antiderivative is \(F(t)=(-8t-16)e^{-0.5t}\). Evaluate \(\int_0^4 f(t)\,dt\) and interpret the result in context.
Figure for problem 534721

Hints

- Read the time coordinate of the highest point on the graph. - Substitute a time value into the concentration function to find the concentration. - Evaluate the antiderivative at the upper and lower limits and subtract. - Interpret the area under a concentration-time graph and include its units.

Solution

1. The graph reaches its highest point at about \(t=2\,\text{h}\). 2. The maximum concentration is \(f(2)=4\cdot2\cdot e^{-1}=8e^{-1}\approx2.94\,\text{mg/L}\). 3. After \(6\) hours, \(f(6)=24e^{-3}\approx1.19\,\text{mg/L}\). 4. Using the given antiderivative, \(\int_0^4 f(t)\,dt=F(4)-F(0)=-48e^{-2}+16=16-48e^{-2}\approx9.50\,\text{mg}\cdot\text{h}/\text{L}\). 5. The integral is the total drug exposure, measured as area under the concentration-time curve, during the first \(4\) hours.

Answer

a) The maximum occurs at \(t=2\,\text{h}\), and the maximum concentration is about \(2.94\,\text{mg/L}\). b) About \(1.19\,\text{mg/L}\) c) \(16-48e^{-2}\approx9.50\,\text{mg}\cdot\text{h}/\text{L}\). This is the total drug exposure during the first \(4\) hours.
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A solar array charges a battery while a house simultaneously draws power. The graph shows the solar power \(p(t)\) and the household power use \(c(t)\) during a day, where \(t\) is measured in hours after 6:00 a.m. The battery initially stores \(5\,\text{kWh}\). a) Find the energy stored in the battery after \(6\) hours, at noon, and after \(12\) hours, at 6:00 p.m. b) During what interval, measured in hours after 6:00 a.m., is the battery charging?
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Hints

- Power is the rate of change of energy. - Integrate the difference between production and consumption. - Add the accumulated net energy to the initial battery charge. - The battery charges where the production graph lies above the consumption graph.

Solution

1. The battery energy is \(E(t)=5+\int_0^t(p(\tau)-c(\tau))\,\text{d}\tau\). From the graph, \(p(t)=-\frac{1}{9}t(t-12)\) and \(c(t)=1.5\). 2. a) \(\int_0^6\left(\frac{4}{3}t-\frac{1}{9}t^2-1.5\right)\,\text{d}t=7\,\text{kWh}\), so \(E(6)=5+7=12\,\text{kWh}\). 3. Also, \(\int_0^{12}\left(\frac{4}{3}t-\frac{1}{9}t^2-1.5\right)\,\text{d}t=14\,\text{kWh}\), so \(E(12)=5+14=19\,\text{kWh}\). 4. b) The battery charges when \(p(t)>c(t)\). Solving \(-\frac{1}{9}t^2+\frac{4}{3}t=1.5\) gives \(t=6\pm\frac{3\sqrt{10}}{2}\), approximately \(1.26\) and \(10.74\). Thus, it charges between those times.

Answer

a) At noon: \(12\,\text{kWh}\) At 6:00 p.m.: \(19\,\text{kWh}\) b) \(6-\frac{3\sqrt{10}}{2}<t<6+\frac{3\sqrt{10}}{2}\), approximately \(1.26<t<10.74\) hours after 6:00 a.m.
53475712
The graph shows the rate of change of the water volume in a large storage tank over \(10\) hours. The tank initially contains exactly \(100\,\text{L}\). a) At what time during the \(10\) hours is the amount of water in the tank smallest? Justify your answer using the graph. b) Estimate the amount of water in the tank after \(8\) hours.
Figure for problem 534757

Hints

- Use the sign of the rate to determine when the stored volume rises or falls. - A minimum can occur when the rate changes from negative to positive. - Estimate the signed area between the graph and the time axis. - Add the estimated net change to the initial volume.

Solution

1. The rate is negative from \(t=0\) to \(t=2\), positive from \(t=2\) to \(t=8\), and negative again from \(t=8\) to \(t=10\). Thus the volume first decreases, then increases, and then decreases. The positive accumulation from \(t=2\) to \(t=8\) is greater than the later loss from \(t=8\) to \(t=10\), so the global minimum occurs at \(t=2\). 2. Estimating the signed area under the graph from \(t=0\) to \(t=8\) gives a net change of about \(5\,\text{L}\). Therefore, the estimated amount after \(8\) hours is \(100\,\text{L}+5\,\text{L}\approx105\,\text{L}\).

Answer

a) \(t=2\) hours b) Approximately \(105\,\text{L}\)
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During a cleaning process, the flow rate through one pipe is modeled by \(f(t)=8e^{-0.07(t-5)^2}\) liters per minute. A second pipe has the constant flow rate \(g(t)=5\) liters per minute. a) Use the graph to estimate when the first pipe's flow rate is greater than the second pipe's rate. b) Find the total volume that flows through the second pipe from \(t=0\) to \(t=10\) minutes. c) Use the graph to estimate which pipe carries more water during \([0,10]\). Justify your estimate by comparing areas.
Figure for problem 534764

Hints

- Locate the intersection points of the two graphs. - A constant flow rate produces a rectangular area. - Compare the area where \(f\) is above \(g\) with the areas where \(g\) is above \(f\).

Solution

1. a) The first rate is greater where its graph lies above \(g=5\). The intersection times are approximately \(t=2.41\) and \(t=7.59\), so \(f(t)>g(t)\) between them. 2. b) The second pipe carries \((5\,\text{L/min})(10\,\text{min})=50\,\text{L}\). 3. c) The area under \(f\) is slightly larger than the rectangular area under \(g\). A numerical check gives \(\int_0^{10}f(t)\,\text{d}t\approx50.30\,\text{L}\), so the first pipe carries slightly more water.

Answer

a) Approximately \(2.41<t<7.59\) minutes b) \(50\,\text{L}\) c) The first pipe, with approximately \(50.30\,\text{L}\), carries slightly more water.
53477112
The random variable \(X\) represents the lifetime, in years, of an electronic component. Its density function is \(f(x)=\begin{cases}\frac{1}{3}x & \text{for }0\le x\le 2\\2-\frac{2}{3}x & \text{for }2<x\le 3\\0 & \text{otherwise}\end{cases}\). 1. Use geometric area to explain why \(f\) is a valid probability density function. 2. Find \(P(X\le 1)\). 3. Find \(P(1.5\le X\le 2.5)\), and interpret the result in context.
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Hints

- For a continuous random variable, probability is geometric area under the density graph. - Use triangle and trapezoid area formulas. - What must the total area under a density function equal? - Interpret \(X\) and the interval in the component-lifetime context.

Solution

1. The graph is nonnegative. The total area is a triangle with base \(3\) and height \(\frac{2}{3}\), so \(A=\frac{1}{2}\cdot 3\cdot\frac{2}{3}=1\). Therefore, \(f\) is a valid density. 2. The area from \(0\) to \(1\) is a triangle with base \(1\) and height \(\frac{1}{3}\): \(P(X\le 1)=\frac{1}{2}\cdot 1\cdot\frac{1}{3}=\frac{1}{6}\approx 0.1667\). 3. From \(1.5\) to \(2\), the trapezoid area is \(\frac{1}{2}\left(\frac{1}{2}+\frac{2}{3}\right)(0.5)=\frac{7}{24}\). From \(2\) to \(2.5\), the trapezoid area is \(\frac{1}{2}\left(\frac{2}{3}+\frac{1}{3}\right)(0.5)=\frac{1}{4}\). Thus, \(P(1.5\le X\le 2.5)=\frac{13}{24}\approx 0.5417\). There is about a \(54.17\%\) chance that the component fails between \(1.5\) and \(2.5\) years.

Answer

1. The graph is nonnegative and has total area \(1\). 2. \(P(X\le 1)=\frac{1}{6}\approx 0.1667\) 3. \(P(1.5\le X\le 2.5)=\frac{13}{24}\approx 0.5417\). About \(54.17\%\) of components fail during that time interval.
53477312
A stormwater detention basin is monitored for \(15\) hours. Its net flow rate is modeled by \(f(t)=0.02t^3-0.6t^2+4.5t-5\), where \(t\) is measured in hours and \(f(t)\) is measured in cubic meters per hour. Positive values represent net inflow, and negative values represent net outflow. a) Find the time in \([0,10]\) when the net inflow rate is greatest, and state that rate. b) Find the net change in water volume from \(t=2\) to \(t=8\). c) The basin contains \(100\,\text{m}^3\) at \(t=0\). Find the water volume after \(10\) hours. d) Interpret \(\int_0^{15}|f(t)|\,\text{d}t\) in context.
Figure for problem 534773

Hints

- Maximize the rate function by analyzing its derivative. - A definite integral of the net flow rate gives the net change in volume. - Add the accumulated change to the initial volume. - Distinguish signed accumulation from accumulation of the absolute rate.

Solution

1. a) The derivative is \(f'(t)=0.06t^2-1.2t+4.5\). Solving \(f'(t)=0\) gives \(t=5\) and \(t=15\). Since \(f''(5)=-0.6<0\), the rate is greatest at \(t=5\,\text{h}\). Its value is \(f(5)=5\,\text{m}^3/\text{h}\). 2. b) An antiderivative is \(F(t)=0.005t^4-0.2t^3+2.25t^2-5t\). Therefore, \(\int_2^8f(t)\,\text{d}t=F(8)-F(2)=22.08-(-2.52)=24.6\,\text{m}^3\). 3. c) Since \(\int_0^{10}f(t)\,\text{d}t=25\,\text{m}^3\), the volume is \(100+25=125\,\text{m}^3\). 4. d) The integral gives the total volume of water moved through the basin during the \(15\) hours, counting both inflow and outflow as positive amounts.

Answer

a) At \(t=5\,\text{h}\); \(5\,\text{m}^3/\text{h}\) b) A net increase of \(24.6\,\text{m}^3\) c) \(125\,\text{m}^3\) d) The total volume that flows into or out of the basin, with both directions counted positively.
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The graph shows the density function \(f\) of a continuous random variable \(X\). The variable \(X\) is the absolute deviation, in millimeters, of a drilled hole from its target size. a) Find a piecewise formula for \(f\). b) Find the probability that the deviation is at most \(1\,\text{mm}\). c) Find the probability that the deviation is between \(1.5\,\text{mm}\) and \(3\,\text{mm}\). d) Explain without solving for the median why it must be greater than \(2\,\text{mm}\).
Figure for problem 534775

Hints

- Find each line equation from two points on the graph. - Probability is area under the density graph. - Break the requested area into trapezoids. - The median is where the cumulative area reaches \(0.5\).

Solution

1. a) On \([0, 2)\), the line through \((0, 0)\) and \((2, 0.4)\) has slope \(0.2\), so \(f(x)=0.2x\). On \([2, 5]\), the line through \((2, 0.4)\) and \((5, 0)\) has slope \(-\frac{2}{15}\), so \(f(x)=-\frac{2}{15}x+\frac{2}{3}\). Outside \([0, 5]\), \(f(x)=0\). 2. b) The area from \(0\) to \(1\) is a triangle: \(P(X\le 1)=\frac{1}{2}\cdot 1\cdot 0.2=0.1\). 3. c) The trapezoid area from \(1.5\) to \(2\) is \(\frac{0.3+0.4}{2}\cdot 0.5=0.175\). From \(2\) to \(3\), the area is \(\frac{0.4+\frac{4}{15}}{2}\cdot 1=\frac{1}{3}\). Therefore, \(P(1.5\le X\le 3)=\frac{61}{120}\approx 0.5083\). 4. d) The cumulative area through \(x=2\) is only \(\frac{1}{2}\cdot 2\cdot 0.4=0.4\). Since the median requires cumulative probability \(0.5\), it must lie to the right of \(2\).

Answer

a) \(f(x)=\begin{cases}0.2x & 0\le x<2\\-\frac{2}{15}x+\frac{2}{3} & 2\le x\le 5\\0 & \text{otherwise}\end{cases}\) b) \(P(X\le 1)=0.1\) c) \(P(1.5\le X\le 3)=\frac{61}{120}\approx 0.5083\) d) Only \(0.4\) of the total area lies at or below \(2\), so the median must be greater than \(2\).
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Customer wait time \(X\), in minutes, at a service hotline is modeled by the density function \(f(x)=0.2e^{-0.2x}\) for \(x\ge 0\), and \(f(x)=0\) for \(x<0\). The graph of \(f\) is shown on \([0, 15]\). a) Describe the graph's intercept, monotonic behavior, and end behavior. b) Find the probability that a customer waits at most \(5\) minutes. c) Find the cumulative distribution function \(F\). d) Find the mean \(\mu=\int_0^\infty x f(x)\,dx\). Hint: An antiderivative of \(xe^{ax}\) is \(\frac{e^{ax}}{a^2}(ax-1)\).
Figure for problem 534776

Hints

- An interval probability is area under the density curve. - The cumulative distribution function gives \(P(X\le x)\). - Treat the mean as an improper integral and use the supplied antiderivative hint. - Evaluate \(f(0)\) and consider what happens as \(x\) becomes large.

Solution

1. a) The graph begins at \(f(0)=0.2\), decreases for \(x\ge 0\), and approaches the x-axis as \(x\to\infty\). For reference, \(f(5)\approx 0.0736\), \(f(10)\approx 0.0271\), and \(f(15)\approx 0.0100\). 2. b) \(P(X\le 5)=\int_0^5 0.2e^{-0.2x}\,dx=[-e^{-0.2x}]_0^5=1-e^{-1}\approx 0.6321\). 3. c) \(F(x)=0\) for \(x<0\). For \(x\ge 0\), \(F(x)=\int_0^x0.2e^{-0.2t}\,dt=1-e^{-0.2x}\). 4. d) An antiderivative of \(0.2xe^{-0.2x}\) is \(-e^{-0.2x}(x+5)\). Therefore, \(\mu=\left[-e^{-0.2x}(x+5)\right]_0^\infty=5\) minutes.

Answer

a) The graph starts at \((0, 0.2)\), decreases, and approaches the x-axis. b) \(P(X\le 5)=1-e^{-1}\approx 0.6321\), or about \(63.21\%\) c) \(F(x)=\begin{cases}0 & x<0\\1-e^{-0.2x} & x\ge 0\end{cases}\) d) \(\mu=5\) minutes
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Let \(X\) represent the fraction of daylight at a location that is obscured by clouds. The density function is \(f(x)=6x(1-x)\) for \(0\le x\le 1\), and \(f(x)=0\) otherwise. a) Show that \(f\) is a probability density function. b) Find the mean \(\mu\), and interpret it in context. c) Find the probability that the obscured fraction is between \(25\%\) and \(75\%\). d) Find the cumulative distribution function \(F(x)\) on \([0, 1]\).
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Hints

- A probability density must be nonnegative and integrate to \(1\). - For a continuous random variable, the mean is found using \(\int x f(x)\,dx\). - Convert percentages to decimals before using them as integration limits. - The cumulative distribution function is an antiderivative of the density with value \(0\) at the left endpoint.

Solution

1. a) The function is nonnegative on \([0, 1]\), and \(\int_0^1(6x-6x^2)\,dx=[3x^2-2x^3]_0^1=1\). Thus, it is a density. 2. b) \(E(X)=\int_0^1x(6x-6x^2)\,dx=[2x^3-1.5x^4]_0^1=0.5\). On average, one-half, or \(50\%\), of the daylight is obscured by clouds. 3. c) \(P(0.25\le X\le 0.75)=[3x^2-2x^3]_{0.25}^{0.75}=0.84375-0.15625=0.6875\). 4. d) For \(0\le x\le 1\), \(F(x)=\int_0^x(6t-6t^2)\,dt=3x^2-2x^3\).

Answer

a) \(f(x)\ge 0\) and \(\int_0^1f(x)\,dx=1\) b) \(\mu=0.5\). On average, \(50\%\) of the daylight is obscured. c) \(P(0.25\le X\le 0.75)=0.6875\), or \(68.75\%\) d) \(F(x)=3x^2-2x^3\) for \(0\le x\le 1\)
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The graph shows the density function \(f\) of a continuous random variable \(X\) on \([0, 2]\). a) Use the grid to estimate \(P(0\le X\le0.5)\). b) Without calculating, compare \(P(0.5\le X\le1)\) and \(P(1.5\le X\le2)\). Briefly justify your answer. c) Given \(f(x)=0.75x(2-x)\) for \(0\le x\le2\), find \(P(0.8\le X\le1.2)\) exactly.
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Hints

- Determine the area represented by one grid square. - Look for symmetry in the graph when comparing areas. - A continuous probability is a definite integral of the density. - Expand the product before finding an antiderivative.

Solution

1. a) Each grid square has area \(0.2\cdot0.1=0.02\). Estimating the area under the curve from \(0\) to \(0.5\) gives about \(0.16\). The exact area is \(0.15625\). 2. b) The graph is symmetric about \(x=1\), so the area over \([0.5, 1]\) equals the area over \([1, 1.5]\). The density is higher on \([1, 1.5]\) than on \([1.5, 2]\), so \(P(0.5\le X\le1)>P(1.5\le X\le2)\). 3. c) \(P(0.8\le X\le1.2)=\int_{0.8}^{1.2}(1.5x-0.75x^2)\,\text{d}x=\left[0.75x^2-0.25x^3\right]_{0.8}^{1.2}=0.648-0.352=0.296\).

Answer

a) Approximately \(0.16\) b) \(P(0.5\le X\le1)>P(1.5\le X\le2)\) c) \(P(0.8\le X\le1.2)=0.296\)
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Two bus companies, SprintBus and SteadyLine, serve the same route. Passenger wait time, in minutes, is modeled by density \(f\) for SprintBus and density \(g\) for SteadyLine: \(f(x)=\frac{3}{8}x^2\) for \(0\le x\le 2\) \(g(x)=\frac{3}{8}(x-2)^2\) for \(0\le x\le 2\). Both functions are \(0\) outside \([0, 2]\), and their graphs are shown. a) Show algebraically that both functions are valid probability densities. b) For each company, find the probability that a passenger waits longer than \(1\) minute. c) Find the mean wait time for each model. Which company would you prefer when minimizing expected wait time?
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Hints

- A probability density must be nonnegative and integrate to \(1\). - Find each interval probability by integrating the corresponding density. - For a continuous random variable, \(E(X)=\int x f(x)\,dx\). - The graph's area concentration can help you anticipate which model has the smaller mean.

Solution

1. a) Both functions are nonnegative on \([0, 2]\). Also, \(\int_0^2\frac{3}{8}x^2\,dx=1\) and \(\int_0^2\frac{3}{8}(x-2)^2\,dx=1\), so both are valid densities. 2. b) For SprintBus, \(P(X>1)=1-\int_0^1\frac{3}{8}x^2\,dx=1-\frac{1}{8}=\frac{7}{8}=0.875\). For SteadyLine, \(P(X>1)=\int_1^2\frac{3}{8}(x-2)^2\,dx=\frac{1}{8}=0.125\). 3. c) For SprintBus, \(E(X)=\int_0^2x\frac{3}{8}x^2\,dx=1.5\) minutes. For SteadyLine, \(E(X)=\int_0^2x\frac{3}{8}(x-2)^2\,dx=0.5\) minute. SteadyLine has the smaller mean wait time.

Answer

a) Both functions are nonnegative and integrate to \(1\) on \([0, 2]\). b) SprintBus: \(0.875\), or \(87.5\%\); SteadyLine: \(0.125\), or \(12.5\%\) c) SprintBus: \(1.5\) minutes; SteadyLine: \(0.5\) minute. SteadyLine is preferable when minimizing expected wait time.
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The fill amount from a beverage dispenser is modeled by a continuous random variable \(X\). The graph of its density function \(g\) is triangular on \([0, 4]\), with vertices \((0, 0)\), \((2, 0.5)\), and \((4, 0)\). Find the value \(k\) such that \(P(X\le k)=0.875\).
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Hints

- Decide whether \(k\) lies to the left or right of the triangle's midpoint. - Since \(k\) is near the right endpoint, use the complement \(P(X>k)\). - Use the area formula for a triangle.

Solution

1. The triangle is symmetric about \(x=2\), so \(P(X\le 2)=0.5\). Since \(0.875>0.5\), \(k\) lies in \([2, 4]\). 2. Use the complement: \(P(X>k)=1-0.875=0.125\). The region to the right of \(k\) is a triangle with base \(4-k\). On the right side, \(g(x)=-0.25x+1=0.25(4-x)\), so its height at \(k\) is \(0.25(4-k)\). 3. Set the triangle area equal to \(0.125\): \(\frac{1}{2}(4-k)[0.25(4-k)]=0.125\). Thus, \(0.125(4-k)^2=0.125\), so \((4-k)^2=1\). Since \(k<4\), \(4-k=1\), giving \(k=3\).

Answer

\(k=3\)
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A random variable \(Y\) has density function \(g(x)=\frac{3}{32}(4-x^2)\) for \(-2\le x\le 2\), and \(g(x)=0\) otherwise. a) Use the graph to find \(P(Y>0)\). b) Use the graph or a numerical area estimate to show that \(P(-1.5\le Y\le 1.5)>0.90\).
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Hints

- Use symmetry to compare the areas on either side of \(0\). - The total area under a density function is \(1\). - Approximate area with trapezoids or other simple shapes. - Determine whether the trapezoidal estimate is above or below the curve.

Solution

1. a) The graph is symmetric about the y-axis, so half of the total area lies to the right of \(0\). Therefore, \(P(Y>0)=0.5\). 2. b) On \([0, 1.5]\), use a composite trapezoidal estimate with width \(0.5\). Since \(g\) is concave down, the trapezoidal sum is a lower bound. The values are \(g(0)=0.375\), \(g(0.5)=0.3515625\), \(g(1)=0.28125\), and \(g(1.5)=0.1640625\). 3. By symmetry, the lower estimate for the area on \([-1.5, 1.5]\) is \(2\cdot 0.5\left[\frac{1}{2}(0.375)+0.3515625+0.28125+\frac{1}{2}(0.1640625)\right]=0.90234375\). Thus, the probability is greater than \(0.90\).

Answer

a) \(P(Y>0)=0.5\) b) A composite trapezoidal lower estimate is \(0.90234375\), so \(P(-1.5\le Y\le 1.5)>90\%\).
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A continuous random variable \(X\) represents checkout wait time, in minutes, at a grocery store. The graph shows its probability density function \(f\). a) Find the probability that a customer waits between \(1\) and \(3\) minutes. b) Find the probability of waiting at least \(5\) minutes. c) Find \(k\) such that the probability of waiting at most \(k\) minutes is \(70\%\).
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Hints

- Probability is area under the density graph. - Break areas into rectangles or trapezoids. - First locate the section of the graph containing \(k\). - The total area under the density graph is \(1\).

Solution

1. a) The density is constant at \(0.1\) from \(1\) to \(3\), so \(P(1\le X\le 3)=(3-1)(0.1)=0.2\). 2. b) From \(5\) to \(6\), the area is a trapezoid with heights \(f(5)=0.3\) and \(f(6)=0.5\): \(P(X\ge 5)=\frac{0.3+0.5}{2}\cdot 1=0.4\). 3. c) The cumulative area through \(x=4\) is \(0.4\), so \(k\in[4, 6]\). On this interval, \(f(x)=0.2x-0.7\). Solve \(0.4+\int_4^k(0.2x-0.7)\,dx=0.7\), which simplifies to \(k^2-7k+9=0\). The solution in \([4, 6]\) is \(k=\frac{7+\sqrt{13}}{2}\approx 5.30\).

Answer

a) \(P(1\le X\le 3)=0.2\) b) \(P(X\ge 5)=0.4\) c) \(k=\frac{7+\sqrt{13}}{2}\approx 5.30\)
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Tides cause the water level in a harbor to change. For a \(12\)-hour period, the rate of change of the water height is modeled by \(v(t)=0.8\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{6}t\right)\), where \(t\) is measured in hours after 8:00 a.m. and \(v(t)\) is measured in meters per hour. a) Find \(v(2)\). Interpret its value and sign in context. b) Use the graph to find when the water level is highest on \([0,12]\). Briefly justify your answer. c) Evaluate \(\int_0^3v(t)\,\text{d}t\) and interpret the result in context. d) The water level is \(3.50\,\text{m}\) at 8:00 a.m. Find the water level at 2:00 p.m.
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Hints

- Interpret the sign of the rate before describing its contextual meaning. - A maximum of the water level can occur where its rate changes from positive to negative. - The integral of the rate gives the net change in height. - Add the accumulated change to the initial water level.

Solution

1. a) \(v(2)=0.8\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{3}\right)=0.4\,\text{m/h}\). At 10:00 a.m., the water level is rising at \(0.4\,\text{m/h}\); the positive sign indicates an increase. 2. b) The rate changes from positive to negative at \(t=3\), so the water level is highest at \(t=3\), or 11:00 a.m. 3. c) \(\int_0^3v(t)\,\text{d}t=\left[\frac{4.8}{\pi}\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{6}t\right)\right]_0^3=\frac{4.8}{\pi}\approx1.53\,\text{m}\). The water level rises by about \(1.53\,\text{m}\) from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. 4. d) At 2:00 p.m., \(t=6\). Since \(\int_0^6v(t)\,\text{d}t=\frac{4.8}{\pi}(\sin\pi-\sin0)=0\), the water level is still \(3.50\,\text{m}\).

Answer

a) \(0.4\,\text{m/h}\); the water level is rising at that rate at 10:00 a.m. b) \(t=3\), or 11:00 a.m. c) \(\frac{4.8}{\pi}\,\text{m}\approx1.53\,\text{m}\), the increase in water level from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. d) \(3.50\,\text{m}\)
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The upper edge of an arched window is modeled by \(f(x)=4-0.25x^2\) on \([-4,4]\), where both coordinates are measured in feet. a) Find the cross-sectional area under the arch. b) Define \(F(x)=\int_0^x f(t)\,dt\). One of the candidate panels, labeled \(1\), \(2\), and \(3\), is the graph of \(F\). Identify it and explain why the other two candidates are incorrect.
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Hints

- Use a definite integral to find the area under the parabola. - What value must an accumulation function have at its lower limit? - Use the sign of \(f\) to determine whether \(F\) increases or decreases. - Compare the shape of an integrand with the shape of its antiderivative.

Solution

1. a) The area is \(A=\int_{-4}^{4}(4-0.25x^2)\,dx\) \(=[4x-\frac{1}{12}x^3]_{-4}^{4}=\frac{64}{3}\approx21.33\). Therefore, the cross-sectional area is \(\frac{64}{3}\,\text{ft}^2\), or about \(21.33\,\text{ft}^2\). 2. b) Since \(F(0)=0\), the correct graph must pass through the origin. Only Candidate \(1\) does. 3. Also, \(f(x)>0\) for \(-4<x<4\), so \(F\) must increase throughout this interval. Candidate \(2\) is the original quadratic function rather than its accumulation function, and Candidate \(3\) has the wrong value at \(x=0\) and the wrong shape. Therefore, Candidate \(1\) is correct.

Answer

a) \(\frac{64}{3}\,\text{ft}^2\approx21.33\,\text{ft}^2\) b) Candidate \(1\) is the graph of \(F\).
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A factory uses two machines to produce parts. The graph shows their production rates \(r_1\) and \(r_2\), in parts per hour, during a \(10\)-hour shift. Evaluate each statement. * Leon: “By the end of the shift, Machine 2 has produced more parts than Machine 1.” * Sarah: “During the first \(4\) hours, Machine 1 produced more parts than Machine 2.” * Jan: “After hour \(4\), Machine 2 continuously produces parts at a higher hourly rate than Machine 1.”
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Hints

- Total production is represented by area under a production-rate graph. - For Leon's statement, compare the full \(10\)-hour areas. - For Sarah's statement, use only the interval from \(0\) to \(4\). - A higher graph indicates a higher instantaneous production rate.

Solution

1. Leon: Total production is the area under each rate graph. Machine 1 produces \(\frac{60+10}{2}(10)=350\) parts. Machine 2 produces \(\frac{1}{2}(4)(40)+(6)(40)=80+240=320\) parts. Leon is incorrect. 2. Sarah: During the first \(4\) hours, Machine 1 produces \(\frac{60+40}{2}(4)=200\) parts, while Machine 2 produces \(\frac{1}{2}(4)(40)=80\) parts. Sarah is correct. 3. Jan: For \(t>4\), \(r_2(t)=40\), while \(r_1(t)<40\). Therefore, Machine 2 has the higher production rate after hour \(4\), so Jan is correct.

Answer

Leon: Incorrect; Machine 1 produces \(350\) parts, and Machine 2 produces \(320\) parts. Sarah: Correct; Machine 1 produces \(200\) parts, and Machine 2 produces \(80\) parts during the first \(4\) hours. Jan: Correct; for \(t>4\), Machine 2 has the higher hourly production rate.
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The water volume in a detention basin changes because of inflow and outflow. For \(0\le t\le8\), the net rate of change is modeled by \(q(t)=-0.5t^2+4t-6\), where \(t\) is measured in hours and \(q(t)\) is measured in cubic meters per hour. a) Use the graph of \(q\) to determine when the water volume is increasing. b) Interpret \(\int_2^6q(t)\,\text{d}t\) in context. c) The basin contains \(150\,\text{m}^3\) at \(t=0\). Find the volume after \(6\) hours. d) Explain why the water volume has a local maximum at \(t=6\).
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Hints

- The volume increases where its rate of change is positive. - A definite integral of the rate represents accumulated net change. - Add the accumulated change to the initial volume. - Check the sign of the rate immediately before and after \(t=6\).

Solution

1. a) Factor \(q(t)=-0.5(t-2)(t-6)\). Since the parabola opens downward, \(q(t)>0\) on \((2,6)\), so the volume increases during that interval. 2. b) The integral represents the net change in water volume, in cubic meters, from \(t=2\) to \(t=6\). Its value is \(\frac{16}{3}\,\text{m}^3\). 3. c) \(V(6)=150+\int_0^6q(t)\,\text{d}t\). Since \(\int_0^6q(t)\,\text{d}t=\left[-\frac{1}{6}t^3+2t^2-6t\right]_0^6=0\), \(V(6)=150\,\text{m}^3\). 4. d) The rate changes from positive to negative at \(t=6\). Therefore, the volume increases immediately before \(t=6\) and decreases immediately afterward, giving a local maximum.

Answer

a) \(2<t<6\) b) The net change in water volume from hour \(2\) to hour \(6\), equal to \(\frac{16}{3}\,\text{m}^3\) c) \(150\,\text{m}^3\) d) The rate changes from positive to negative at \(t=6\).
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The net inflow rate into a water basin is modeled for \(20\) hours by \(r(t)=-0.02(t^2-20t+64)\) cubic meters per hour. A negative value means net outflow. Initially, the basin contains \(40\,\text{m}^3\). a) Find the water volume after \(4\) hours and after \(10\) hours. b) During the first \(10\) hours, find when the volume is smallest and find that minimum volume. c) Show that the average net inflow rate during the first \(16\) hours is about \(0.21\,\text{m}^3/\text{h}\). d) When is the original volume of \(40\,\text{m}^3\) first reached again?

Hints

- Build the volume function from the initial volume and accumulated rate. - A minimum occurs where the rate changes from negative to positive. - Average rate equals net change divided by elapsed time. - Factor out the known solution \(t=0\) when solving for the return time.

Solution

1. The volume is \(V(t)=40+\int_0^tr(x)\,\text{d}x=40-0.02\left(\frac{t^3}{3}-10t^2+64t\right)\). 2. \(V(4)=\frac{2824}{75}\approx37.65\,\text{m}^3\), and \(V(10)=\frac{608}{15}\approx40.53\,\text{m}^3\). 3. The rate is zero at \(t=4\) and \(t=16\). It changes from negative to positive at \(t=4\), so the minimum during the first \(10\) hours occurs at \(t=4\), with volume approximately \(37.65\,\text{m}^3\). 4. \(V(16)=\frac{3256}{75}\approx43.41\,\text{m}^3\). The average rate is \(\frac{V(16)-V(0)}{16}\approx0.213\,\text{m}^3/\text{h}\). 5. Set \(V(t)=40\). After factoring out the known solution \(t=0\), solve \(t^2-30t+192=0\). The first positive solution is \(t=15-\sqrt{33}\approx9.26\,\text{h}\).

Answer

a) After \(4\) hours: approximately \(37.65\,\text{m}^3\); after \(10\) hours: approximately \(40.53\,\text{m}^3\) b) At \(t=4\,\text{h}\); minimum volume approximately \(37.65\,\text{m}^3\) c) Approximately \(0.213\,\text{m}^3/\text{h}\) d) \(t=15-\sqrt{33}\approx9.26\,\text{h}\)
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A tank is filled with a chemical solution at \(v(t)=12-12e^{-0.4t}\) liters per minute, where \(t\) is minutes after filling begins. The tank initially contains \(40\,\text{L}\). a) Find when the flow rate is \(6\,\text{L/min}\). b) Show that the flow rate increases for all \(t\ge0\). c) Find the instantaneous rate of change of the flow rate at \(t=5\). d) Find a formula \(V(t)\) for the volume in the tank. e) Find the volume after \(10\) minutes. f) Beginning at \(t=20\), the flow rate is held constant at \(12\,\text{L/min}\). Find when the tank reaches \(500\,\text{L}\).

Hints

- Solve an exponential equation for part a. - Use the sign of the derivative to establish increasing behavior. - Integrate the flow rate and apply the initial condition. - After \(t=20\), use a linear accumulation model with constant rate.

Solution

1. Solve \(12-12e^{-0.4t}=6\): \(e^{-0.4t}=0.5\), so \(t=\frac{\ln2}{0.4}\approx1.73\,\text{min}\). 2. \(v'(t)=4.8e^{-0.4t}>0\) for all \(t\ge0\), so \(v\) is increasing. 3. \(v'(5)=4.8e^{-2}\approx0.65\,\text{L/min}^2\). 4. An antiderivative is \(12t+30e^{-0.4t}+C\). Using \(V(0)=40\) gives \(C=10\), so \(V(t)=12t+30e^{-0.4t}+10\). 5. \(V(10)=130+30e^{-4}\approx130.55\,\text{L}\). 6. \(V(20)=250+30e^{-8}\approx250.01\,\text{L}\). For \(t\ge20\), solve \(250.01+12(t-20)=500\), giving \(t\approx40.83\,\text{min}\).

Answer

a) Approximately \(1.73\,\text{min}\) b) \(v'(t)=4.8e^{-0.4t}>0\) c) Approximately \(0.65\,\text{L/min}^2\) d) \(V(t)=12t+30e^{-0.4t}+10\) e) Approximately \(130.55\,\text{L}\) f) Approximately \(40.83\,\text{min}\) after filling begins
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A battery is charged by a solar array. For the first \(8\) hours, the charging power is \(P(t)=40te^{-0.5t}\) watts, where \(t\) is in hours. The battery initially stores \(200\,\text{Wh}\). a) Find when the charging power is greatest on \([0,8]\), and find the maximum power. b) Find a formula with no integral sign for the stored energy \(E(t)\). c) Find the stored energy after \(4\) hours. d) Find the average charging power during the first \(4\) hours. e) Find the theoretical limiting stored energy if the model continued indefinitely.

Hints

- Differentiate to find the maximum power. - Use integration by parts for the product of \(t\) and an exponential. - Apply the initial energy to determine the constant. - Average power equals energy gained divided by time.

Solution

1. \(P'(t)=(40-20t)e^{-0.5t}\). The derivative changes from positive to negative at \(t=2\), so the maximum occurs there. \(P(2)=\frac{80}{e}\approx29.43\,\text{W}\). 2. Integration by parts gives \(\int40te^{-0.5t}\,\text{d}t=-80(t+2)e^{-0.5t}+C\). 3. Using \(E(0)=200\) gives \(C=360\), so \(E(t)=360-80(t+2)e^{-0.5t}\). 4. \(E(4)=360-480e^{-2}\approx295.04\,\text{Wh}\). 5. The average charging power is \(\frac{E(4)-E(0)}{4}\approx23.76\,\text{W}\). 6. Since \((t+2)e^{-0.5t}\to0\), \(E(t)\to360\,\text{Wh}\).

Answer

a) At \(t=2\,\text{h}\); maximum power \(\frac{80}{e}\,\text{W}\approx29.43\,\text{W}\) b) \(E(t)=360-80(t+2)e^{-0.5t}\) c) Approximately \(295.04\,\text{Wh}\) d) Approximately \(23.76\,\text{W}\) e) \(360\,\text{Wh}\)
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After a severe rainstorm, the flow rate of a small river is modeled for \(0\le t\le24\) by \(g(t)=100t^2e^{-0.2t}+200\), where \(t\) is measured in hours and \(g(t)\) is measured in cubic meters per hour. a) Find the total volume of water that passes a monitoring station during the first \(12\) hours. b) Find the average flow rate from \(t=6\) to \(t=18\). c) Find the time during the \(24\)-hour period when the flow rate is decreasing most rapidly. Justify your method.

Hints

- Integrate the flow rate to find accumulated volume. - Divide accumulated volume by the interval length to find an average rate. - “Decreasing most rapidly” refers to the minimum value of the derivative of the flow-rate function. - Use the second derivative to locate extrema of the first derivative.

Solution

1. An antiderivative is \(G(t)=(-500t^2-5000t-25{,}000)e^{-0.2t}+200t\). 2. a) \(\int_0^{12}g(t)\,\text{d}t=G(12)-G(0)\approx13{,}157.28\,\text{m}^3\). 3. b) The average flow rate is \(\frac{1}{12}\int_6^{18}g(t)\,\text{d}t\approx1401.54\,\text{m}^3/\text{h}\). 4. c) The flow rate decreases most rapidly where its derivative is least. Since \(g'(t)=(200t-20t^2)e^{-0.2t}\), analyze its critical points by solving \(g''(t)=(4t^2-80t+200)e^{-0.2t}=0\). 5. The solutions are \(t=10\pm5\sqrt{2}\). In the decreasing region after \(t=10\), \(g'(t)\) reaches its minimum at \(t=10+5\sqrt{2}\approx17.07\,\text{h}\).

Answer

a) Approximately \(13{,}157.28\,\text{m}^3\) b) Approximately \(1401.54\,\text{m}^3/\text{h}\) c) \(t=10+5\sqrt{2}\,\text{h}\approx17.07\,\text{h}\)
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Let \(f(x)=ax^4+bx^3+cx^2+dx+e\). Its graph has a stationary inflection point at the origin and another inflection point at \((8,1024)\). a) Explain why the conditions at the origin imply \(c=d=e=0\). b) Find \(a\) and \(b\). c) On \([0,16]\), \(f(x)\) models a water inflow rate in thousands of cubic meters per day, where \(x\) is days after observation begins. The reservoir initially contains \(5000\) thousand cubic meters. Find the amount after \(12\) days. d) Find when the inflow rate is greatest and find that maximum rate.

Hints

- Translate the stationary-inflection conditions into equations involving derivatives. - Use the second inflection point to form two equations for \(a\) and \(b\). - Integrate the rate and add the initial amount. - Use the sign of the first derivative to locate the maximum rate.

Solution

1. Since the origin is on the graph, \(f(0)=0\), so \(e=0\). A stationary tangent gives \(f'(0)=0\), so \(d=0\). The inflection condition gives \(f''(0)=0\), so \(c=0\). 2. Now \(f(x)=ax^4+bx^3\). The conditions \(f(8)=1024\) and \(f''(8)=0\) give \(4096a+512b=1024\) and \(768a+48b=0\). 3. Solving gives \(a=-0.25\) and \(b=4\), so \(f(x)=-0.25x^4+4x^3\). 4. The accumulated inflow through day \(12\) is \(\int_0^{12}(-0.25x^4+4x^3)\,\text{d}x=8294.4\) thousand cubic meters. 5. The amount after \(12\) days is \(5000+8294.4=13{,}294.4\) thousand cubic meters, or \(13{,}294{,}400\,\text{m}^3\). 6. \(f'(x)=x^2(12-x)\), which changes from positive to negative at \(x=12\). Thus, the rate is greatest after \(12\) days, and \(f(12)=1728\) thousand cubic meters per day.

Answer

a) \(c=d=e=0\) b) \(a=-0.25\), \(b=4\), so \(f(x)=-0.25x^4+4x^3\) c) \(13{,}294.4\) thousand cubic meters, or \(13{,}294{,}400\,\text{m}^3\) d) After \(12\) days; \(1728\) thousand cubic meters per day
52685812
An industrial plant has production rate \(h(t)=-0.1t^4+2t^3\) units per hour for \(0\le t\le20\). a) Show that production stops at exactly \(20\) hours and that the total number of units produced is greatest then. b) Approximate the production from \(t=10\) to \(t=15\) using the area of one trapezoid whose upper vertices lie on the graph of \(h\). c) Use \(h''(t)\) to explain why the approximation is less than the exact production. Find the percent error relative to the exact value.

Hints

- Examine the sign of the production rate. - Use the trapezoid-area formula. - Use the second derivative to determine concavity. - Compare the approximation with the exact integral.

Solution

1. \(h(20)=0\), and \(h(t)=t^3(2-0.1t)>0\) for \(0<t<20\). Therefore, the accumulated production increases throughout the interval and is greatest at \(t=20\). 2. \(h(10)=1000\) and \(h(15)=1687.5\). The trapezoidal estimate is \(\frac{1000+1687.5}{2}(5)=6718.75\) units. 3. \(h''(t)=-1.2t^2+12t=-1.2t(t-10)<0\) on \((10,15]\), so the graph is concave down and the secant segment lies below it. 4. The exact production is \(\int_{10}^{15}(-0.1t^4+2t^3)\,\text{d}t=7125\) units. 5. The percent error is \(\frac{7125-6718.75}{7125}\cdot100\%\approx5.70\%\).

Answer

a) \(h(20)=0\), and the accumulated production is greatest at \(t=20\) b) \(6718.75\) units c) The graph is concave down, so the trapezoid underestimates; percent error approximately \(5.70\%\)
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During a severe thunderstorm, the inflow rate to a stormwater retention basin is modeled for \(0\le t\le12\) by \(f(t)=\frac{80}{1+0.25(t-6)^2}\), where \(t\) is measured in hours and \(f(t)\) is measured in cubic meters per hour. The graph is shown. a) Interpret \(\int_4^8f(t)\,\mathrm{d}t\) in context, and give its units. b) Use the graph to estimate the volume of water entering the basin from \(t=4\) to \(t=8\). Explain your estimation method. c) Use an antiderivative to find the exact volume over this interval. Compare it with your estimate. Hint: An antiderivative of \(g(x)=\frac{1}{1+kx^2}\) is \(G(x)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{k}}\arctan(\sqrt{k}x)\).
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Hints

- The integral of a flow rate over time gives volume. - Determine the volume represented by one grid square. - Shift the variable by \(6\) when applying the given antiderivative formula. - Compare the exact decimal value with your graphical estimate.

Solution

1. The integral is the total volume entering the basin from hour \(4\) through hour \(8\), measured in cubic meters. 2. One reasonable graphical estimate is about \(250\,\text{m}^3\). For example, counting approximately \(25\) grid squares at \(10\,\text{m}^3\) per square gives this estimate. 3. An antiderivative is \(F(t)=160\arctan\left(0.5(t-6)\right)\). Therefore, \(\int_4^8f(t)\,\mathrm{d}t =160\left(\arctan(1)-\arctan(-1)\right)\) \(=160\left(\frac{\pi}{4}+\frac{\pi}{4}\right) =80\pi\,\text{m}^3\). Numerically, \(80\pi\approx251.33\), which is close to the graphical estimate.

Answer

a) The volume entering from \(t=4\) to \(t=8\), in \(\text{m}^3\) b) A reasonable estimate is approximately \(250\,\text{m}^3\). c) \(80\pi\,\text{m}^3\approx251.33\,\text{m}^3\), which agrees closely with the estimate.
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At a coffee roastery, \(X\) is the amount, in grams, by which a package's fill weight exceeds the required minimum. The continuous random variable \(X\) has values in \([0, 4]\) and density function \(f(x)=\begin{cases}kx(4-x)^2 & \text{for }0\le x\le 4\\0 & \text{otherwise}\end{cases}\). The graph of \(f\) is shown. a) Find \(k\) so that \(f\) is a valid probability density function. b) Find \(P(1\le X\le 3)\). c) Estimate the mode from the graph, and then find it exactly by determining the maximum of \(f\) on \([0, 4]\). d) The mean is \(E(X)=1.6\,\text{g}\), and the standard deviation is \(0.8\,\text{g}\). Find the probability that \(X\) is within one standard deviation of the mean.
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Hints

- What must the integral of a density over its full support equal? - Find an interval probability by integrating the density over that interval. - Use the first derivative to locate the maximum of \(f\). - First calculate the endpoints of the interval within one standard deviation of the mean.

Solution

1. a) A density must have total area \(1\): \(\int_0^4 kx(4-x)^2\,dx=1\). Since \(\int_0^4 x(4-x)^2\,dx=\frac{64}{3}\), \(k=\frac{3}{64}\). 2. b) An antiderivative is \(F(x)=\frac{3}{64}\left(8x^2-\frac{8}{3}x^3+\frac{1}{4}x^4\right)\). Thus, \(P(1\le X\le 3)=F(3)-F(1)=\frac{243}{256}-\frac{67}{256}=\frac{11}{16}=0.6875\). 3. c) The graph suggests a mode near \(1.3\). With \(f(x)=\frac{3}{64}(16x-8x^2+x^3)\), solve \(f'(x)=\frac{3}{64}(16-16x+3x^2)=0\). The critical values are \(x=4\) and \(x=\frac{4}{3}\). Comparing values at the critical points and endpoints shows the maximum occurs at \(x=\frac{4}{3}\approx 1.33\). 4. d) The interval within one standard deviation is \([1.6-0.8, 1.6+0.8]=[0.8, 2.4]\). Then \(P(0.8\le X\le 2.4)=F(2.4)-F(0.8)=0.8208-0.1808=0.64\).

Answer

a) \(k=\frac{3}{64}\) b) \(P(1\le X\le 3)=\frac{11}{16}=0.6875\), or \(68.75\%\) c) Estimate: about \(1.3\,\text{g}\); exact mode: \(\frac{4}{3}\,\text{g}\approx 1.33\,\text{g}\) d) \(P(0.8\le X\le 2.4)=0.64\), or \(64\%\)
53279412
At noon, a stormwater detention basin contains \(100\,\text{m}^3\) of water. For \(0\le t\le8\), the net rate of change of the water volume is modeled by \(f(t)=t^3-11t^2+24t\), where \(t\) is measured in hours after noon and \(f(t)\) is measured in cubic meters per hour. Positive values represent net inflow, and negative values represent net outflow. a) Find all times in \([0,8]\) when the rate is zero. Explain what each time means in context. b) When is the inflow rate greatest on \([0,3]\)? Find the time and the maximum rate. c) Find a function \(V(t)\) for the volume of water in the basin. d) Find the water volume at 3:00 p.m. and at 8:00 p.m. Use your results to show that the basin never becomes empty during the observed period.
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Hints

- Interpret a zero rate in the context of an accumulated quantity. - To maximize the rate, analyze the derivative of the rate function on the stated interval. - The volume function is an antiderivative of the rate function. - Use the initial volume to determine the constant of integration.

Solution

1. a) Factor the rate: \(f(t)=t(t-3)(t-8)\). Thus, the rate is zero at \(t=0\), \(t=3\), and \(t=8\). At noon the net rate is zero; at 3:00 p.m. the rate changes from positive to negative, so the volume is greatest; at 8:00 p.m. the net outflow stops. 2. b) Since \(f'(t)=3t^2-22t+24\), the critical points of \(f\) are \(t=\frac{4}{3}\) and \(t=6\). Only \(t=\frac{4}{3}\) lies in \([0,3]\). Also, \(f''\left(\frac{4}{3}\right)=-14<0\), so the rate has a maximum there. The maximum rate is \(f\left(\frac{4}{3}\right)=\frac{400}{27}\approx14.81\,\text{m}^3/\text{h}\). 3. c) Since \(V'(t)=f(t)\), \(V(t)=\frac{1}{4}t^4-\frac{11}{3}t^3+12t^2+C\). The condition \(V(0)=100\) gives \(C=100\). 4. d) \(V(3)=\frac{517}{4}=129.25\,\text{m}^3\), and \(V(8)=\frac{44}{3}\approx14.67\,\text{m}^3\). The volume increases on \([0,3]\) and decreases on \([3,8]\), so its minimum occurs at an endpoint. Since both endpoint volumes are positive, the basin never becomes empty.

Answer

a) \(t=0\), \(t=3\), and \(t=8\); these correspond to noon, 3:00 p.m., and 8:00 p.m. b) At \(t=\frac{4}{3}\) hours, or 1:20 p.m.; the maximum rate is \(\frac{400}{27}\,\text{m}^3/\text{h}\approx14.81\,\text{m}^3/\text{h}\). c) \(V(t)=\frac{1}{4}t^4-\frac{11}{3}t^3+12t^2+100\) d) \(V(3)=129.25\,\text{m}^3\) and \(V(8)=\frac{44}{3}\,\text{m}^3\approx14.67\,\text{m}^3\); the basin never becomes empty.
53436712
A reservoir is monitored for \(20\) hours. Its inflow rate is modeled by \(z(t)=-0.1t^2+2t+5\), while a power station releases water at the constant rate \(a(t)=12\). Time \(t\) is measured in hours, and both rates are measured in thousands of cubic meters per hour. a) Use the graph to determine when the water volume in the reservoir is increasing. Justify your answer. b) When does the water volume reach its maximum during the observed period? c) Find the net volume added during the interval when the reservoir volume is increasing.
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Hints

- The stored volume increases when inflow exceeds outflow. - Find where the two rate graphs intersect. - The maximum occurs when the net rate changes from positive to negative. - The area between the rate graphs gives the net volume change.

Solution

1. The reservoir volume increases when \(z(t)>a(t)\). Solve \(-0.1t^2+2t+5=12\), giving \(t=10\pm\sqrt{30}\), or approximately \(4.52\) and \(15.48\) hours. 2. a) Since the inflow parabola lies above the outflow line between the intersection times, the volume increases on \((10-\sqrt{30},10+\sqrt{30})\). 3. b) The net rate changes from positive to negative at \(t=10+\sqrt{30}\), so the maximum volume occurs at \(t=10+\sqrt{30}\approx15.48\,\text{h}\). 4. c) The net volume added is \(\int_{10-\sqrt{30}}^{10+\sqrt{30}}(z(t)-a(t))\,\text{d}t=4\sqrt{30}\) thousand cubic meters. This is approximately \(21.91\times10^3\,\text{m}^3\), or \(21{,}909\,\text{m}^3\).

Answer

a) \(10-\sqrt{30}<t<10+\sqrt{30}\), approximately \(4.52<t<15.48\) hours b) \(t=10+\sqrt{30}\,\text{h}\approx15.48\,\text{h}\) c) \(4\sqrt{30}\times10^3\,\text{m}^3\approx21{,}909\,\text{m}^3\)
53473012
The graph shows the inflow rate \(r(t)\), in cubic meters per minute, for a stormwater retention basin during a \(20\)-minute storm. a) Explain the meaning of \(\int_0^{20}r(t)\,\mathrm{d}t\) in context, and evaluate it. b) Find the total volume entering the basin during the first \(8\) minutes. c) At what time \(t\) have \(340\,\text{m}^3\) of water entered the basin? d) The basin is initially empty. Beginning at \(t=20\) minutes, water is pumped out at a constant rate of \(20\,\text{m}^3/\text{min}\). At what time is the basin empty again?
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Hints

- Interpret area under a rate graph as accumulated volume. - Use triangle or trapezoid areas where possible. - For part c, write an accumulation equation after \(t=8\). - The pumping process begins only after the inflow ends.

Solution

1. The integral is the total volume entering during the \(20\)-minute storm. The graph forms a triangle, so \(\int_0^{20}r(t)\,\mathrm{d}t =\frac{1}{2}\cdot20\cdot40 =400\,\text{m}^3\). 2. During the first \(8\) minutes, the area is \(\frac{1}{2}\cdot8\cdot40=160\,\text{m}^3\). 3. After \(t=8\), the rate is \(r(t)=40-\frac{10}{3}(t-8)\). Set the accumulated volume equal to \(340\): \(160+\int_8^t\left(40-\frac{10}{3}(s-8)\right)\,\mathrm{d}s=340\). Let \(u=t-8\). Then \(40u-\frac{5}{3}u^2=180\). The solution in \(0\le u\le12\) is \(u=6\), so \(t=14\) minutes. 4. At \(t=20\), the basin contains \(400\,\text{m}^3\). Pumping at \(20\,\text{m}^3/\text{min}\) takes \(\frac{400}{20}=20\) minutes. Therefore, the basin is empty at \(t=40\) minutes.

Answer

a) The total inflow during the storm; \(400\,\text{m}^3\) b) \(160\,\text{m}^3\) c) \(t=14\) minutes d) \(t=40\) minutes
53478112
A laboratory is testing the reliability of a new light sensor. For sensors that fail during the first five hours of operation, the time to failure, \(X\), in hours has density \(h(x)=\frac{3}{125}(5-x)^2\) for \(0\le x\le 5\), and \(h(x)=0\) otherwise. a) Find the cumulative distribution function \(H\). b) Find the probability that a sensor fails between the first and second hours of operation. c) Find the median failure time and interpret it in context.
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Hints

- A cumulative distribution function is found by integrating the density from the left endpoint of its support. - An interval probability is the difference between cumulative distribution values at the endpoints. - The median is the value where the cumulative probability equals \(50\%\). - Pay attention to the negative sign when integrating an expression involving \((5-t)^2\).

Solution

1. a) For \(0\le x\le 5\), \(H(x)=\int_0^x\frac{3}{125}(5-t)^2\,\text{d}t=\left[-\frac{(5-t)^3}{125}\right]_0^x=1-\frac{(5-x)^3}{125}\). Also, \(H(x)=0\) for \(x<0\) and \(H(x)=1\) for \(x>5\). 2. b) \(P(1\le X\le 2)=H(2)-H(1)=\frac{4^3-3^3}{125}=\frac{37}{125}=0.296\). 3. c) The median \(m\) satisfies \(H(m)=0.5\). Thus, \(1-\frac{(5-m)^3}{125}=0.5\), so \(m=5-\sqrt[3]{62.5}\approx1.031\) hours. Therefore, among sensors that fail within five hours, half fail within about \(1\) hour \(2\) minutes.

Answer

a) \(H(x)=\begin{cases}0 & \text{if }x<0,\\1-\frac{(5-x)^3}{125} & \text{if }0\le x\le 5,\\1 & \text{if }x>5\end{cases}\) b) \(P(1\le X\le 2)=0.296\), or \(29.6\%\) c) \(m=5-\sqrt[3]{62.5}\approx1.031\) hours. Among sensors that fail within five hours, half fail within about \(1\) hour \(2\) minutes.
53483012
The graph shows the probability density of a continuous random variable \(X\), which models daily rainfall, in millimeters, at a certain location. a) Find \(P(X\le 2)\). b) Find the probability of receiving between \(6\,\text{mm}\) and \(8\,\text{mm}\) of rain. c) Find the median \(x_m\) of the distribution.
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Hints

- Probability is area under the density graph. - Read or calculate the graph's heights at \(x=2\), \(x=6\), and \(x=8\). - The median has cumulative area \(0.5\) to its left. - Use triangle and trapezoid areas to check your integrals.

Solution

1. a) The area from \(0\) to \(2\) is a triangle with height \(f(2)=0.1\): \(P(X\le 2)=\frac{1}{2}\cdot 2\cdot 0.1=0.1\). 2. b) On \([4, 10]\), the line has equation \(f(x)=\frac{10-x}{30}\). Thus, \(f(6)=\frac{4}{30}\) and \(f(8)=\frac{2}{30}\). The trapezoid area is \(P(6\le X\le 8)=\frac{1}{2}\left(\frac{4}{30}+\frac{2}{30}\right)\cdot 2=0.2\). 3. c) The area through \(x=4\) is \(\frac{1}{2}\cdot 4\cdot 0.2=0.4\), so the median lies in \([4, 10]\). Solve \(\int_4^{x_m}\frac{10-x}{30}\,dx=0.1\). This gives \(x_m^2-20x_m+70=0\), so the solution in the interval is \(x_m=10-\sqrt{30}\approx 4.52\).

Answer

a) \(P(X\le 2)=0.1\) b) \(P(6\le X\le 8)=0.2\) c) \(x_m=10-\sqrt{30}\approx 4.52\,\text{mm}\)
53488712
During a heavy rainstorm, the net rate of change of the water volume in a detention basin is modeled by \(f(t)=0.5t^3-3t^2+4t\), where \(0\le t\le4\), \(t\) is measured in hours after 10:00 a.m., and \(f(t)\) is measured in thousands of cubic meters per hour. Figure 1 shows the graph of \(f\). a) Find the times when the water volume is neither increasing nor decreasing. b) Find \(f(1)\) and interpret its value and sign in context. c) Find the time when the water volume is increasing most rapidly. d) Explain why the water volume reaches its maximum at \(t=2\). e) Use integration to show that the water volume after \(4\) hours equals its volume at 10:00 a.m. f) On another day, the net rate is shown by \(g\) in Figure 2. At 10:30 a.m., or \(t=0.5\), the basin has a certain volume. Use the graph to find another time when the basin has that same volume, and justify your answer.
Figure for problem 534887

Hints

- Use the sign of the rate to determine whether the volume is increasing or decreasing. - The volume increases most rapidly when its rate function is greatest. - A definite integral of the rate gives the net change in volume. - For the graphical part, look for symmetry that makes two signed areas cancel.

Solution

1. a) Since \(f(t)=0.5t(t-2)(t-4)\), the rate is zero at \(t=0\), \(t=2\), and \(t=4\), corresponding to 10:00 a.m., noon, and 2:00 p.m. 2. b) \(f(1)=0.5-3+4=1.5\). At 11:00 a.m., the water volume is increasing at \(1.5\times10^3\,\text{m}^3/\text{h}\). 3. c) The volume increases most rapidly when \(f\) is greatest. Solve \(f'(t)=1.5t^2-6t+4=0\). The local maximum occurs at \(t=2-\frac{2\sqrt{3}}{3}\approx0.85\), about 10:51 a.m. 4. d) The rate is positive on \((0,2)\) and negative on \((2,4)\), so the volume increases until \(t=2\) and decreases afterward. 5. e) \(\int_0^4(0.5t^3-3t^2+4t)\,dt=\left[0.125t^4-t^3+2t^2\right]_0^4=32-64+32=0\). Therefore, the net change is zero. 6. f) The graph of \(g\) is point-symmetric about \((2,0)\). Thus, the positive signed area from \(t=0.5\) to \(t=2\) cancels the negative signed area from \(t=2\) to \(t=3.5\). The same volume is reached again at \(t=3.5\), or 1:30 p.m.

Answer

a) \(t=0\), \(t=2\), and \(t=4\) b) \(f(1)=1.5\); at 11:00 a.m., the volume is increasing at \(1.5\times10^3\,\text{m}^3/\text{h}\). c) \(t=2-\frac{2\sqrt{3}}{3}\approx0.85\), about 10:51 a.m. d) The rate changes from positive to negative at \(t=2\). e) The accumulated change is \(0\), so the final and initial volumes are equal. f) \(t=3.5\), or 1:30 p.m.
53489212
The net flow rate \(g\) gives the change in a tank’s water volume in cubic meters per hour. Positive values indicate inflow, and negative values indicate outflow. The graph of \(g\) is shown in the first panel. a) Find the total change in volume from \(t=-2\) to \(t=6\). b) Let \(G(x)=\int_{-2}^x g(t)\,dt\), the accumulated volume change since \(t=-2\). Which of Graphs 1, 2, and 3 represents \(G\)? Justify your choice using zeros and extrema.
Figure for problem 534892

Hints

- Signed area under a rate graph gives the change in the accumulated quantity. - A sign change of the rate at zero produces a local extremum of the accumulation function. - The accumulation function equals zero at its lower limit. - Positive net flow makes the volume change increase; negative net flow makes it decrease.

Solution

1. The signed-area balance consists of four triangles with areas \(-2\), \(2\), \(2\), and \(-2\) cubic meters. Their sum is \(0\), so the total volume change is \(0\,\text{m}^3\). 2. The accumulation function satisfies \(G(-2)=0\) and \(G^{\prime}(x)=g(x)\). 3. The rate \(g\) is zero at \(x=0\) and \(x=4\). At \(x=0\), it changes from negative to positive, so \(G\) has a local minimum. At \(x=4\), it changes from positive to negative, so \(G\) has a local maximum. 4. At \(x=2\), \(g(2)=2>0\), so \(G\) has no extremum there. The change in the slope of \(g\) changes the concavity of \(G\). 5. Graph 1 starts at \(G(-2)=0\), has the required minimum at \(0\) and maximum at \(4\), and ends at \(G(6)=0\).

Answer

a) \(0\,\text{m}^3\) b) Graph 1

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