In: Advanced Math
For the following exercises, the cost of producing x cellphones is described by the function C(x) = x2 − 4x + 1000.
Find the average rate of change in the total cost as x changes from x = 10 to x = 15.
The average rate of change (AROC) between two points {a, f(a)} and {a + h, f(a + h)} is given by:
AROC = {f(a + h) – f(a)}/h
Consider the cost of producing x cell phones is as follows:
C(x) = x2 – 4x + 1000
Determine the average rate in change of total cost as x changes from x = 10 to x = 15 as follows:
{C(15) – R(10)}/[(15 – 10) = (15)2 – 4 × 15 + 1000 – {(10)2 – 4 × 10 +1000}]/(15 – 10)
= {225 – 60 + 1000 – (100 – 40 + 1000)}/5
= {225 – 60 + 1000 – 100 + 40 – 1000}/5
= (265 – 160)/5
Further simplify:
{C(15) – R(10)}/(15 – 10) = 105/5
= 21