Which of the following graphs accurately displays a parabola with its directrix and focus?

Which Of The Following Graphs Accurately Displays A Parabola With Its Directrix And Focus?
Which Of The Following Graphs Accurately Displays A Parabola With Its Directrix And Focus?
Which Of The Following Graphs Accurately Displays A Parabola With Its Directrix And Focus?
Which Of The Following Graphs Accurately Displays A Parabola With Its Directrix And Focus?

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Answer 1

Answer:

Hey there!

The first graph is the correct answer. A point on the parabola is equally far from the focus as it is to the directrix.

Let me know if this helps :)

Answer 2

The graph that  accurately displays a parabola with its directrix and focus is the first graph.

How do we make graph of a function?

Suppose the considered function whose graph is to be made is  f(x)

The values of 'x' (also called input variable, or independent variable) are usually plotted on horizontal axis, and the output values  f(x) are plotted on the vertical axis.

They are together plotted on the point  (x,y) = (x, f(x))

This is why we usually write the functions as:  y = f(x)

A point shown in the graphs on the parabola is equally far from the focus as it is to the directrix.

Therefore, The first graph is the correct answer.

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Related Questions

How to make my answer for 0.70 a fraction

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Answer:

0.70 = 7/10

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer:

70/100 or 7/10 (Simplified)

Step-by-step explanation:

0.70 is basically .70 of 1. You can wrote this as a fraction, 70/100. If you divide 70 by 100, it gives you .70.

If you want to simplify it, it becomes 7/10, and if you divide 7 by 10, it also gives you 0.70.

Depends if you want your fraction simplified or not.

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What would be the mass of a cube of tungsten (density of 19.3 g/cm), with sides of
3cm?

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Answer:

M= 521.1 g

Step-by-step explanation:

1st.  Find the volume of the cube:   V=3³=27 cm³

As the weight of V= 1 cm³ cube  is 19.3 g the weight of the cube=27 cm³ is

M=27*19.3= 521.1 g

8. Subtract the polynomials: (3x2 + 5x – 8) – (2x2 - 4x + 3)

please give steps!!

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[tex]\\ \sf\longmapsto 3x^2+5x-8-(2x^2-4x+3)[/tex]

[tex]\\ \sf\longmapsto 3x^2+5x-8-2x^2+4x-3[/tex]

[tex]\\ \sf\longmapsto 3x^2-2x^2+5x+4x-8-3[/tex]

[tex]\\ \sf\longmapsto x^2+9x-11[/tex]

Answer:

(3×2+5x-8)-(2×2-4x-3) = (6+5x-8)-(4-4x-3)

= 6+5x-8-4+4x+3

= -3+9x

A stegosaurus eats ten twelfths of a plant and then eats two twelfths of the plant later. Estimate how much of the plant the dinosaur ate in all. Explain your thinking.

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Answer:

12 Twelfths (12/10)

Step-by-step explanation:

If the dinosaur ate 10 twelfths, then ate 2 twelfths, you need too add that up.

10/12 + 2/12 = 12/10.

The dinosaur ate 12/10 of a plant. (6/5 if needed to simplify)

Hope this helps!

Answer:

0/12

Step-by-step explanation:

The answer is 0/12. We know this because if there are twelve twelfths [12/12] of a plant and the stegosaurus eats ten twelfths [10/12] of a plant then it is 12 - 10 or the fraction form [12/12 - 10/12] then we subtract and we get the answer [2/12]. And then later it says the stegosaurus ate two twelfths [2/12] of a plant then we subtract 2 - 12 or [2/12 - 2/12] that would then equal 0/12.          

If θ is an angle in standard position and its terminal side passes through the point (7,-4), find the exact value of
sec

θ
secθ in simplest radical form.

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Answer:

  (√65)/7

Step-by-step explanation:

We can use the relation between the secant and the tangent:

  sec(θ)² = tan(θ)² +1

  sec(θ) = √(1 + (-4/7)²) = √(65/49)

  sec(θ) = (√65)/7 . . . . . . secant is positive in the 4th quadrant

PLZ HELP ASAP (Algebra)

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Whenever you add two number x and -x and it becomes 0 . IT is the identity property.

Ex:

-1/3 + 1/3 = 0

-1 + 1 = 0

-58 + 58 = 0

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find the unit rate for Dion and Emily who read faster?


Dion: 36 pages in 3 days
emily: 45 pages in 5 days

36 pages
__________= ? pages per day.
3 days



45 pages
_________=? pages per day.
5 days


deon read _____ pages per day than emily.​

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Step-by-step explanation:

36 pages in 3 days, 36/3=12 pages per day.

45 pages in 5 days, 45/5=9 pages per day.

Difference is 3 pages per day

Answer:

Deon read 3 more  pages per day than Emily.

Need the help thanks guys

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Answer:

x=−5+√29 or x=−5−√29

Step

Let's solve your equation step-by-step.

x2+10x+10=14

Step 1: Subtract 14 from both sides.

x2+10x+10−14=14−14

x2+10x−4=0

For this equation: a=1, b=10, c=-4

1x2+10x+−4=0

Step 2: Use quadratic formula with a=1, b=10, c=-4.

x=

−b±√b2−4ac

2a

x=

−(10)±√(10)2−4(1)(−4)

2(1)

x=

−10±√116

2

x=−5+√29 or x=−5−√29

A tortoise is walking in the desert. It walks 7.5 meters in 3 minutes. What is its speed?

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

speed is calculated using formula v=d/t

m= 7.5m

t= 3 min

v=?

v= 7.5m/3min

v= 2.5m/min

Solve for x.

−4x + 60 < 72 OR 14x + 11 < −31

Choose 1 answer:

A) x < -3 or x > -3

B) x > -3

C) x <- 3

D) There are no solutions

E) All values of x are solutions

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Answer:

A. x < -3 or x > -3

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's start with the equation -4x + 60 < 72.

-4x + 60 < 72

First using the order of operations, subtract 60 from both sides.

-4x + 60 - 60 < 72 - 60

- 4x < 12

Next we want to divide -4 from both sides to isolate the variable.

-4x/-4 < 12/-4

x > -3

When you divide a negative number, always make sure the change the sign.

Solve the next equation, 14x + 11 < -31, the same way we solved the last.

14x + 11 < -31

Subtract 11 from both sides.

14x + 11 - 11 < -31 -11

14x < -42

Divide 14 from both sides.

14x/14 < -42/14

x < -3

The equations have different signs.

A. x < -3 or x > -3

what are the exponent and coefficient of the expression 4b-^3

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Answer:

exponent: -3coefficient: 4

Step-by-step explanation:

The coefficient of a term is its constant multiplier. The exponent is the power to which the base is raised.

The term 4·b^(-3) has an exponent of -3, a base of b and a coefficient of 4.

The exponent is -3; the coefficient is 4.

Answer:

exponent = -3           coefficent = 4

Step-by-step explanation:


Help please!!! Thank you

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Answer:

Option (G)

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the length of the race = a miles

Since, Speed = [tex]\frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}}[/tex]

Time taken to cover 'a' miles with the speed = 12 mph,

Time taken '[tex]t_1[/tex]' = [tex]\frac{a}{12}[/tex]

Time taken to cover 'a' miles with the speed = 11 mph,

Time taken '[tex]t_2[/tex]' = [tex]\frac{a}{11}[/tex]

Since the time taken by David to cover 'a' miles was 10 minutes Or [tex]\frac{1}{6}[/tex] hours more than the time he expected.

So, [tex]t_2=t_1+\frac{1}{6}[/tex]

[tex]\frac{a}{11}=\frac{a}{12}+\frac{1}{6}[/tex]

[tex]\frac{a}{11}-\frac{a}{12}=\frac{1}{6}[/tex]

[tex]\frac{12a-11a}{132}=\frac{1}{6}[/tex]

a = 22 mi

Therefore, distance of the race = 22 mi

Option (G) is the correct option.

point a is at (6,-6) and point c is at (-6, -2)
Find the cooridantes of point b on AC such that AB=3/4 AC

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Answer:

(-3,-3)

B=(6-9,6+3)

Simplify 13 x - 4[ x + (3 - x )].
A.9x-1
B.8x-12
C.13x-12

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13x - 4[x + (3 - x)] =

= 13x - 4(x + 3 - x) =

= 13x - 4 · 3 = 13x - 12

C.

Answer:

13x -12

Step-by-step explanation:

13 x - 4[ x + (3 - x )].

Combine like terms inside the brackets

13 x - 4[ 3 -0x]

13x - 4[3]

Multiply

13x -12

Compute the mean and variance of the following probability distribution. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) x P(x) 3 .10 11 .30 19 .20 27 .40

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Answer:

69.76

Step-by-step explanation:

The mean is the average of the numbers. It can be gotten by adding all the numbers, then divide by how many numbers available.

Variance (σ2) measure the spread between numbers in a data set. That is, it measures how far each number in the set is from the mean .

mean value can be computed using below expression

= ∑x(i)P(x(i))

= 3(0.10)+11(0.30)+19(0.20)+27(0.40)

= 18.2

Therefore, the mean value is 18.2

The variance can be calculated using below expression

variance

= ∑(x(i)-mean)^2 P(x(i))

= (3-18.2)^2 (.10) + (11-18.2)^2 (.30) + (19-18.2)^2 (.20)+(27-18.2)^2(0.40)

= 69.76

Therefore, the variance Vale is 69.76

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Complete the similarity statement and select the theorem that justifies your answer.
**If they are not similar, select "none" for both parts

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Answer:

nonenone

Step-by-step explanation:

The reduced side ratios, shortest to longest are ...

  AC : AT : CT = 8 : 9 : 15

  OD : OG : DG = 5 : 6 : 10

These are different ratios, so the triangles are not similar.

. Simplify the expression: 4
2 + 8 ÷ 2.

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Answer:

46

Step-by-step explanation:

42 + 8 divided by 2

Step 1. Divide 8 by 2

42 + 4

Step 2. Add

42 + 4 = 46

Answer:

It's C 20

4^2 + 8 divided by 2 = 20

Step-by-step explanation:

Levi buys a bag of cookies that contains 6 chocolate chip cookies, 9 peanut butter cookies, 8 sugar cookies and 8 oatmeal cookies. What is the probability that Levi reaches in the bag and randomly selects 2 peanut butter cookies from the bag

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Answer:

12/155

Step-by-step explanation:

Total number of cookies:

6+9+8+8= 31

Probability of getting a peanut butter cookie at first attempt is 9 out of 31:

9/31

Probability of getting a peanut butter cookie at second attempt is 8 out of 30 as one already taken and the total number has changed as well:

8/30= 4/15

Probability of getting 2 peanut butter cookies is the product of each probability we got above:

9/31×4/15= 12/155

Evaluate the expression when x=6 and y=-3.
-x+7y

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Answer:

-27

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x = 6 and y = -3

[tex]-(6)+7(-3)\\-6-21\\-27[/tex]

Write the phrase as an algebraic expression: 3 less than 4 times a number

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Answer:

4x-3 is the expression to your question

Answer:

3[tex]\leq[/tex]4x

Step-by-step explanation:

-36 4/9 - (-10 2/9) -(18 2/9)

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Answer: [tex]-44\dfrac{4}{9}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

The given expression: [tex]-36\dfrac{4}{9}-(-10\dfrac{2}{9})-(18\dfrac{2}{9})[/tex]

Here, [tex]36\dfrac{4}{9}=\dfrac{36\times9+4}{9}=\dfrac{328}{9}[/tex]

[tex](10\dfrac{2}{9})=\dfrac{92}{9}\\\\(18\dfrac{2}{9})=\dfrac{9\times18+2}{9}=\dfrac{164}{9}[/tex]

That is

[tex]-36(\dfrac{4}{9})-(-10\dfrac{2}{9})-(18\dfrac{2}{9}) = -\dfrac{328}{9}-(-\dfrac{92}{9})-\dfrac{164}{9}\\\\=-\dfrac{328}{9}+\dfrac{92}{9}-\dfrac{164}{9}\\\\=\dfrac{-328+92-164}{9}\\\\=\dfrac{-400}{9}\\\\=-44\dfrac{4}{9}[/tex]

What number when multiplied by itself is 11 greater than the preceding number when it is multiplied by itself

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Answer: 5 and 6

Step-by-step explanation:

X^2 - 11 = (X-1)^2

X^2 - 11 = X^2-2X+1

X^2 - X^2 + 2X = 11+1

2X = 12

X = 6

The preceding number is 5

(6)(6)=36 and (5)(5)=25

36-25=11

The number required is 6

Let the number required bee x

If the number is multiplied by itself, it becomes x²

If the result is 11 greater than the preceding number when it is multiplied by itself is expressed as:

x² - 11  = (x - 1)²

x² - 11 = x² - 2x + 1

2x = 11 + 1

2x = 12

x = 6

Hence the number required is 6

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Answer:

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A survey showed that among 785 randomly selected subjects who completed four years of college, 144 of them are smokers and 84 do not smoke (based on data from the American Medical Association). Suppose you want to test at the 0.01 significance level the claim that the rate of smoking among those with four years of college is less than the 27% rate for the general population.
A. State the null and alternative hypotheses.
B. Find the sample statistic and the p-value.
C. What is your conclusion?

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Answer:

We conclude that the rate of smoking among those with four years of college is less than the 27% rate for the general population.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that a survey showed that among 785 randomly selected subjects who completed four years of college, 144 of them are smokers.

Let p = population proportion of smokers among those with four years of college

So, Null Hypothesis, [tex]H_0[/tex] : p [tex]\geq[/tex] 27%      {means that the rate of smoking among those with four years of college is more than or equal to the 27% rate for the general population}

Alternate Hypothesis, [tex]H_A[/tex] : p < 27%      {means that the rate of smoking among those with four years of college is less than the 27% rate for the general population}

The test statistics that will be used here is One-sample z-test for proportions;

                             T.S.  =  [tex]\frac{\hat p-p}{\sqrt{\frac{p(1-p)}{n} } }[/tex]  ~   N(0,1)

where, [tex]\hat p[/tex] = sample proportion of smokers = [tex]\frac{144}{785}[/tex] = 0.18

           n = sample of subjects = 785

So, the test statistics =  [tex]\frac{0.18-0.27}{\sqrt{\frac{0.27(1-0.27)}{785} } }[/tex]

                                     =  -5.68

The value of z-test statistics is -5.68.

Also, the P-value of the test statistics is given by;

             P-value = P(Z < -5.68) = Less than 0.0001

Now, at a 0.01 level of significance, the z table gives a critical value of -2.3262 for the left-tailed test.

Since the value of our test statistics is less than the critical value of z, so we have sufficient evidence to reject our null hypothesis as it will fall in the rejection region.

Therefore, we conclude that the rate of smoking among those with four years of college is less than the 27% rate for the general population.

What is x? Round to the nearest tenth

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Answer:

x = 38.7

Step-by-step explanation:

Since this is a right triangle, we can use trig functions

tan theta = opp / adj

tan x = 8/10

taking the inverse tan of each side

x = tan ^-1 (8/10)

x=38.65980825

To the nearest tenth

x = 38.7

Find all solutions to the equation. 2sin theta - squareroot 3 = 0
Write your answer in radians in terms of pi, and use the "or" button as necessary.
Example: theta = pi/5 + 2 k pi, k element Z or theta = pi/7 + k pi, k element Z

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Answer:

[tex]\theta[/tex] =2mπ + π/3 for m ∈ Z.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the equation [tex]2sin\theta - \sqrt{3} = 0[/tex], we are to find all the values of [tex]\theta[/tex] that satisfies the equation.

[tex]2sin\theta - \sqrt{3} = 0\\\\2sin\theta = \sqrt{3} \\\\sin\theta = \sqrt{3}/2 \\\\\theta = sin{-1} \sqrt{3}/2 \\\\\theta = 60^0[/tex]

General solution for sin[tex]\theta[/tex] is [tex]\theta[/tex] = nπ + (-1)ⁿ ∝, where n ∈ Z.

If n is an even number say 2m, then [tex]\theta[/tex] = (2m)π + ∝ where ∝ = 60° = π/3

Hence, the general solution to the equation will be [tex]\theta[/tex] = 2mπ + π/3 for m ∈ Z.

A fruit production company has three packaging facilities, each of which uses different-sized boxes as follows: 20 pieces/box, 28 pieces/box, and 36 pieces/box. Step 1 of 2: Assuming that the truck provides the same quantity of uniformly-sized pieces of fruit to all three packaging facilities, what is the minimum number of pieces of fruit that will be delivered so that no fruit will be left over

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Answer:

  1260

Step-by-step explanation:

The required number is the Least Common Multiple of the box sizes:

  LCM(20, 28, 36) = 4·5·7·9 = 1260

1260 pieces of fruit will be delivered so that none is left over.

A United Nations report shows the mean family income for Mexican migrants to the United States is $26,500 per year. A FLOC (Farm Labor Organizing Committee) evaluation of 24 Mexican family units reveals a mean to be $30,150 with a sample standard deviation of $10,560. State the null hypothesis and the alternate hypothesis.

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Answer:

The null hypothesis [tex]\mathtt{H_0 : \mu = 26500}[/tex]

The alternative hypothesis [tex]\mathtt{H_1 : \mu \neq 26500}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

The summary of the given statistics is:

Population Mean = 26,500

Sample Mean = 30,150

Standard deviation = 10560

sample size = 24

The objective is to state the null hypothesis and the alternate hypothesis.

An hypothesis is a claim with  insufficient information which tends to be challenged into  further testing and experimentation in order to determine if such claim is significant or not.

The null hypothesis is a default hypothesis where there is no statistical significance between the two variables in the hypothesis.

The alternative hypothesis is the research hypothesis that the  researcher is trying to prove.

The null hypothesis [tex]\mathtt{H_0 : \mu = 26500}[/tex]

The alternative hypothesis [tex]\mathtt{H_1 : \mu \neq 26500}[/tex]

The test statistic can be  computed as follows:

[tex]z = \dfrac{\overline X - \mu}{\dfrac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n}}}[/tex]

[tex]z = \dfrac{30150 - 26500}{\dfrac{10560}{\sqrt{24}}}[/tex]

[tex]z = \dfrac{3650}{\dfrac{10560}{4.8989}}[/tex]

[tex]z = \dfrac{3650 \times 4.8989 }{{10560}}[/tex]

z = 1.6933

Need help please! what is the total length of a 20 mm steel coiled like a spring with a 16 turns and an outer diameter of 600 mm. pitch is 300 mm. Show your solution please coz i don't really know how to do it! thanks

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Answer:

L = 29,550 mm (as per BS8110 the length is to the nearest 25)

Step-by-step explanation:

Lets make it so simple and easy.

Let A = 600mm

Let B = 300mm

Let C = 16 as number turns

Let d = 20mm

L = [tex]\sqrt{(3.14 * (600 - 20))^{2} + 300^{2}[/tex]  x 16

L = 29,550 mm (as per BS8110 the length is to the nearest 25)

2.

The monthly sales S (in hundreds of units) of baseball equipment for an Internet sporting goods site

are approximated by

77

S=56.9–40.7cos

6

where t is the time in months), with t=1 corresponding to January. Determine the months when

sales exceed 7700 units at any time during the month.

O May through September

O March through August

O March through September

O April through August

O August through April

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Answer:

March through August

Step-by-step explanation:

Ok, in order to solve this problem, we must start by building an equation to solve. The original equation was:

[tex]S=56.9-40.7cos (\frac{\pi}{6}t)[/tex]

and we need to figure out the months when the sales exceed 7700 units. Since the equation is given in hundreds of units, we need to divide those 7700 units into one hundred to get 77 hundred units. So we can go ahead and substitute that value in the equation:

[tex]77=56.9-40.7cos (\frac{\pi}{6}t)[/tex]

if you wish you can rewrite the equation so the variable is on the left side of it but it's up to you. So you get:

[tex]56.9-40.7cos (\frac{\pi}{6}t)=77[/tex]

and now we solve for t

[tex]-40.7cos (\frac{\pi}{6}t)=77-56.9[/tex]

[tex]-40.7cos (\frac{\pi}{6}t)=20.1[/tex]

[tex]cos (\frac{\pi}{6}t)=\frac{20.1}{-40.7}[/tex]

[tex]cos (\frac{\pi}{6}t)=-0.4938[/tex]

[tex]\frac{\pi}{6}t=cos^{-1}(-0.4938)[/tex]

[tex]\frac{\pi}{6}t=2.087[/tex]

[tex]t=\frac{2.087(6)}{\pi}[/tex]

[tex]t=3.98 months[/tex]

but there is a second answer to this problem. Notice that the function cos can be 2.87 at [tex]2\pi-2.087=4.1962 rad[/tex] as well, so we repeat the process:

[tex]\frac{\pi}{6}t=4.1962[/tex]

[tex]t=\frac{4.1962(6)}{\pi}[/tex]

[tex]t=8.014 months[/tex]

So now we need to determine on which period of times the number of items sold exceed 77 hundred units so we build different intervals for us to test:

(1,3.98)  (3.98,8.014) and (8,014, 13)

and find a test value for each of the intervals and test it.

(1,3.98) t=2

[tex]S=56.9-40.7cos (\frac{\pi}{6}(2))[/tex]

S=36.55

this is less than 77 so this is not our answer.

(3.98,8.014) t=5

[tex]S=56.9-40.7cos (\frac{\pi}{6}(5))[/tex]

S=92.15

this is more than 77 so this is our answer.

(8.014,13) t=10

[tex]S=56.9-40.7cos (\frac{\pi}{6}(10))[/tex]

S=36.55

this is less than 77 so this is not our answer.

so, since our answer is the interval (3.98,8.014)

this means that between the months of march and august we will be sellin more than 7700 units.

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