Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-11823-072-5

Chapter 1 - Measurement - Problems - Page 10: 30a

Answer

$dm/dt=4*t^{-0.2}-3=0$ $t=4.21s$

Work Step by Step

The derivation the the function gives the rate with respect to t. $dm/dt=4*t^(-0.2)-3$ Set $dm/dt=0$ gives the extreme value, which is the maximum in this case. Solve for t using $dm/dt=0$
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