Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-53449-636-4

Chapter 7 - Rational Functions - 7.1 Rational Functions and Variation - 7.1 Exercises - Page 564: 4

Answer

a) $C(m)=\frac{800}{m-5}$ b) The cost person who is not graduating is $\$20$. c) Domain: $10\leq m\leq 50$ Range: $17.78\leq C(m)\leq 160$

Work Step by Step

a) Let $C(m)$ be cost per member who attends the math club party and $m$ be the total number of members attending (including the 5 graduates). Then\begin{equation} \begin{aligned} C(m)&=\frac{500+300}{m-5}\\ &= \frac{800}{m-5}. \end{aligned} \end{equation} b) The cost person who is not graduating is $\$20$. \begin{equation} \begin{aligned} C(45)&=\frac{800}{45-5} \\ &= 20\\ \end{aligned} \end{equation} c) The function requires that $m> 5$. Take the minimum number of member to be $m= 10$. Then \begin{equation} \begin{aligned} C(10)&=\frac{800}{10-5}=160\\C(50)&= \frac{800}{50-5}= 17.78 \end{aligned}\end{equation}A reasonable domain and range of the function is: $$ \begin{aligned} \textbf{Domain: }&10\leq m\leq 50\\ \textbf{Range: }&17.78\leq C(m)\leq 160 \\ \end{aligned} $$
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