Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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

Chapter 2 - Section 2.8 - The Derivative as a Function - 2.8 Exercises - Page 162: 14

Answer

(a) $F'(v)$ represents rate of change of fuel economy. (b) See the image below. (c) about $55mi/h$

Work Step by Step

(a) As we know, the graph of $F(v)$ is the fuel economy as a function of speed $v$ ($mi/h$). So, the $F'(v)$ is going to be the rate of change of the fuel economy with respect to speed. It represents fuel economy change for any given $v$. (b) See the image above (c) The most convenient speed to save on gas is between $50$ - $55$ $mi/h$
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