QuestionAn airplane crosses the Atlantic Ocean (3000 miles) at 560 mph. Cost per passenger with a 100 mph tailwind is given by
What is the cost per passenger? Round to the nearest cent.
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
Assumptions1. The cost per passenger is given by the function , where is the ground speed in miles per hour.
. The airspeed of the airplane is560 miles per hour.
3. The tail wind speed is100 miles per hour.
STEP 2
Firstly, we need to find the ground speed. Ground speed is the sum of the airspeed and the tail wind speed.
STEP 3
Now, plug in the given values for the airspeed and tail wind speed to calculate the ground speed.
STEP 4
Calculate the ground speed.
STEP 5
Now that we have the ground speed, we can find the cost per passenger. We do this by substituting the ground speed into the cost function.
STEP 6
Plug in the value for the ground speed into the cost function.
STEP 7
Calculate the cost per passenger.
The cost per passenger with a tail wind of100 miles per hour is approximately $608.48.
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