S SlimiJay Member Joined Sep 1, 2014 Messages 96 Gender Male HSC 2015 Oct 25, 2015 #1 Can someone please help me with this? I have no idea what's happening http://imgur.com/Rqaxa4p
I InteGrand Well-Known Member Joined Dec 11, 2014 Messages 6,078 Gender Male HSC N/A Oct 25, 2015 #2 SlimiJay said: Can someone please help me with this? I have no idea what's happening http://imgur.com/Rqaxa4p Click to expand... We know that at a speed of v km/h, the time taken (in hours) is T = 500/v (time = distance/speed). Since we know the cost per hour as a function of v, c(v), the total cost is C = c(v)*T = (500/v)*c(v), where c(v) is the given cost function per hour. So now we have C (total cost) as a function of v, so we can find the v to minimise C.
SlimiJay said: Can someone please help me with this? I have no idea what's happening http://imgur.com/Rqaxa4p Click to expand... We know that at a speed of v km/h, the time taken (in hours) is T = 500/v (time = distance/speed). Since we know the cost per hour as a function of v, c(v), the total cost is C = c(v)*T = (500/v)*c(v), where c(v) is the given cost function per hour. So now we have C (total cost) as a function of v, so we can find the v to minimise C.
turnerloos TAFE Executive Officer Joined Oct 28, 2013 Messages 600 Location TAFE Bankstown Gender Male HSC 2015 Oct 25, 2015 #3 SlimiJay said: Can someone please help me with this? I have no idea what's happening http://imgur.com/Rqaxa4p Click to expand... that mif question doe...
SlimiJay said: Can someone please help me with this? I have no idea what's happening http://imgur.com/Rqaxa4p Click to expand... that mif question doe...