10-36 CHAPTER 10: ADDITIONAL DERIVATIVE TOPICS
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Now, for x = 150, p = 40 and dx
dt = –6, we have
dp
dt = (150 40)( 6)
150 25(40)
≈ 0.99
Thus, the price is increasing at the rate of $0.99 per month.
48. T = 6 1
1
= 6(1 + x–1/2)
Differentiating with respect to t:
dT
dt = 6 1
2
x–3/2 dx
dt
= –3x–3/2 dx
dt
EXERCISE 10–7
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