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Problem
For a certain travel route, the total time (in hours) as a function of a decision variable
d
d
d
(in miles) is
T
(
d
)
=
d
5
+
(
60
−
d
)
2
+
144
3
.
T(d)=\frac{d}{5}+\frac{\sqrt{(60-d)^2+144}}{3}.
T
(
d
)
=
5
d
+
3
(
60
−
d
)
2
+
144
.
Compute
T
′
(
20
)
T'(20)
T
′
(
20
)
and state whether the total travel time is increasing or decreasing at
d
=
20
mi
d=20\text{ mi}
d
=
20
mi
.
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