Calculus 8th Edition

Published by Cengage
ISBN 10: 1285740629
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-062-1

Chapter 2 - Derivatives - 2.2 The Derivative as a Function - 2.2 Exercises - Page 128: 37

Answer

(a) The rate at which the percentage of electrical power produced by solar panels is changing, in percentage points per year. (b) On January 1, 2002, the percentage of electrical power produced by solar panels was increasing at a rate of 3.5 percentage points per year.

Work Step by Step

(a) The rate at which the percentage of electrical power produced by solar panels is changing, in percentage points per year. (b) On January 1, 2002, the percentage of electrical power produced by solar panels was increasing at a rate of 3.5 percentage points per year.
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