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QuestionThe cost C(x)=0.20x+45C(x)=0.20x+45 gives truck rental costs. Find costs for x=80x=80 miles, solve for C=60C=60, max miles for C150C \leq 150, domain, slope, and intercept.

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STEP 1

Assumptions1. The cost function for renting a moving truck for a day is C(x)=0.20x+45C(x)=0.20 x+45, where xx is the number of miles driven. . The cost function is linear, and the cost increases with the number of miles driven.
3. The cost includes a fixed cost and a variable cost that depends on the number of miles driven.

STEP 2

(a) To find the cost if a person drives x=80x=80 miles, we substitute x=80x=80 into the cost function C(x)C(x).
C(80)=0.2080+45C(80)=0.20 \cdot80+45

STEP 3

Calculate the cost when x=80x=80.
C(80)=0.2080+45=$61C(80)=0.20 \cdot80+45 = \$61So, the cost is 6161 dollars if a person drives 8080 miles.

STEP 4

(b) To find out how many miles the person drove if the cost of renting the moving truck is 6060, we set the cost function C(x)C(x) equal to 6060 and solve for xx.
60=0.20x+4560=0.20x+45

STEP 5

Subtract 4545 from both sides of the equation to isolate the term with xx.
6045=0.20x60-45=0.20x

STEP 6

olve for xx by dividing both sides of the equation by 0.200.20.
x=60450.20x=\frac{60-45}{0.20}

STEP 7

Calculate the value of xx.
x=60450.20=75x=\frac{60-45}{0.20} =75So, the person drove 7575 miles.

STEP 8

(c) To find the maximum number of miles the person can drive if the cost is to be no more than 150150, we set the cost function C(x)C(x) equal to 150150 and solve for xx.
150=0.20x+45150=0.20x+45

STEP 9

Subtract 4545 from both sides of the equation to isolate the term with xx.
15045=.20x150-45=.20x

STEP 10

olve for xx by dividing both sides of the equation by 0.200.20.
x=150450.20x=\frac{150-45}{0.20}

STEP 11

Calculate the value of xx.
x=150450.20=525x=\frac{150-45}{0.20} =525So, the person can drive a maximum of 525525 miles.

STEP 12

(d) The implied domain of CC is all non-negative real numbers, because the number of miles driven cannot be negative. In interval notation, this is [0,)[0, \infty).

STEP 13

(e) The slope of the cost function C(x)C(x) is 0.200.20. This means that for each additional mile driven, the cost increases by 0.200.20 dollars. This is the variable cost per mile.

STEP 14

(f) The yy-intercept of the cost function C(x)C(x) is 4545. This means that even if no miles are driven (i.e., x=0x=0), the cost is 4545 dollars. This is the fixed cost of renting the moving truck for a day.

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