Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 2 - Section 2.3 - Getting Information from the Graph of a Function - 2.3 Exercises - Page 182: 62

Answer

$(a)$ See the image below. $(b)$ As the distance increases the gravitational attraction decreases and vice versa, as the distance decreases the gravitational attraction increases.

Work Step by Step

$(a)$ We can simply input the function in a graphing calculator and indicate the given range. See the image above for a result. $(b)$ As the distance increases the gravitational attraction decreases and vice versa, as the distance decreases the gravitational attraction increases. Also note, that the gravitational attraction never gets $0$ when the distance increases and it gets infinitely huge when the distance decreases.
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