Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 1: Functions - Practice Exercises - Page 37: 29

Answer

a. increase, b. neither, c. decrease, d. increase,

Work Step by Step

a. The volume of a sphere as a function of its radius is given as: $ V=\frac{4}{3}\pi r^3$. We can see that $V$ will increase with increasing $r$. b. The greatest integer function is neither increasing nor decreasing because it is a step function. c. The height above Earth’s sea level as a function of atmospheric pressure (assumed nonzero) decreases because atmospheric pressure decreases as the height above Earth’s sea level increases. d. Kinetic energy as a function of a particle’s velocity increases because of the equation $ E_K=\frac{1}{2}mv^2$
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