A company has determined that its marginal revenue function (in dollars) is given by
C’(x) = 1000 + 0.4x2, where x is the number of units made. Find the total revenue for
making 6 units by evaluating
6
0
(1000 + 0.4x2) dx .
Suppose that the points (3, 2), (3.25, 2.5), (3.5, 2.25), (3.75, 2)and (4, 1.5) lie on the graph of
the continuous function f, where f(x) 0. Use Simpson‘s rule and all of the given points to
approximate the area between the graph of f and the x–axis on the interval 3, 4 .
Suppose the surface area of a 2 meter–tall person changes at the rate of ds
dx = 0.145x–0.625
square meters per kilogram, where x is the weight in kilograms. Find the decrease in
surface area for a person whose weight decreases from 70 kilograms to 75 kilograms by
evaluating
70
75
0.145x–0.625 dx.
If the marginal revenue function for a manufacturer’s product is dr
dq = 1000 – 10q– 6q2, find
the demand function.
It is estimated that service industries will grow at the rate of R’(t) = 5e1/(t+1) where t is the
time in decades and R(t) is the percent of (non–farming) workers who are employed in the
service industry. If 30 percent of the (non–farming) workers are now in the service
industry, then use Simpson’s rule and n= 4 to approximate
30 +
2
0
5e1/(t+1) dt, the percentage of workers who are working in the service industry in
2 decades.