Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285741552
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 3 - Applied Project - Where Should a Pilot Start Descent? - Page 208: 1

Answer

$P(x)=\frac{-2h}{l^3}x^3+\frac{3h}{l^2}x^2$

Work Step by Step

$P(0)=0; \hspace{3mm}P(l)=h;\hspace{3mm}P'(0)=0;\hspace{3mm}P'(l)=0$ $P(x)=ax^3+bx^2+cx+d$ $P(0)=d=0$ $P(l)=al^3+bl^2+cl=h$ $P'(x)=3ax^2+2bx+c$ $P'(0)=c=0$ $P'(l)=3al^2+2bl+c=0$ $al^3+bl^2=h$ $a=\frac{h-bl^2}{l^3}$ $3al^2+2bl=0$ $3(\frac{h-bl^2}{l^3})l^2+2bl=0$ $lb=\frac{3h}{l}$ $b=\frac{3h}{l^2}$ $a=\frac{h-3h}{l^3}=\frac{-2h}{l^3}$ $P(x)=\frac{-2h}{l^3}x^3+\frac{3h}{l^2}x^2$
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