Calculus with Applications (10th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Graphs and the Derivative - 5.2 Relative Extrema - 5.2 Exercises - Page 273: 56

Answer

The film length that received highest rating is $10$ minutes.

Work Step by Step

The rating is given by, $R(t)=\frac{20t}{t^2+100}$, where $t$ is the film length in minutes. To find critical points equate $R'(t)=0$. $R'(t):=2000-20t^2=0\implies t=\pm10$ The film length cannot be negative, hence $t=10$. To check if the rating is maximum at $t=10$, $R'(9)=380>0$ and $R'(11)=-420<0$. The sign changes from $+$ to $-$ about $t=10$, hence the rating is maximum at $t=10$ minutes.
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