Horton Vaughn
08/26/2023 · High School
2. (50 points) The population of Smallboro is estimated to be \[ p(t)=20-\frac{6}{t+1} \] thousand residents, \( t \) years from now. An environmental consultant shows that the level of carbon monoxide in the air is \[ c(x)=0.5 \cdot\left(x^{2}+x+58\right)^{0.5} \] \( \mathrm{ppm}^{\prime} \) (parts per million) when the population is \( x \) thousand people. (a) Express the amount of carbon monoxide in the air as a function of time (b) Will carbon monoxide levels be increasing or decreasing 2 years from now? At what rate? Make sure to state the correct units.
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(a) The function for carbon monoxide in terms of time \( t \) is:
\[ c(t) = 0.5 \cdot \left(478 - \frac{246}{t + 1} + \frac{36}{(t + 1)^2}\right)^{0.5} \]
(b) The carbon monoxide levels will be decreasing 2 years from now at a rate of 0.75 ppm per year.
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