Calculus Concepts: An Informal Approach to the Mathematics of Change 5th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-43904-957-2
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-957-0

Chapter 2 - Describing Change: Rates - 2.3 Activities - Page 157: 5

Answer

a. No, $w(2)$ cannot be negative because the lowest number of words typed in a minute is 0. b. wpm (words per minute) c. $\frac{dw}{dt}|_{t=2}$ can be negative if the number of words typed per minute is decreasing at week 2.

Work Step by Step

a. We know that $w(2)$ cannot be negative because the lowest number of words typed in a minute is 0 and it cannot be less. b. We can see from the question that the units are wpm (words per minute). c. We can see that $\frac{dw}{dt}|_{t=2}$ can be negative if the number of words typed per minute is decreasing at week 2 because it can be less than before but still not less than 0.
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