An analysis of passenger traffic at Daytona Beach International Airpor

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2021-11-14

An analysis of passenger traffic at Daytona Beach International Airport over the past 40 years shows that the number of passengers using the airport can be modeled by the function
P(x)=134x38335x2+138,607x+222,284
where x represents the number of years since 1980 and the domain is [0, 40]
a) At what rate was passenger traffic changing in 2000? Dont

Answer & Explanation

Ched1950

Ched1950

Beginner2021-11-15Added 21 answers

Step 1
Subpart a
P(x)=134x38335x2+138,607x+222,284
differentiate with respect to x
P(x)=402x216670x+138,607
in year 2000
x=20 years
P(20)=402(20)216670(20)+138,607
=160,800333,400+138,607
33,993
In 2000 passengers traffic is decreasing at the rate of 33,993 passengers per year.
Subpart b
Find critical point by solving P(x)=0
P(x)=402x216670x+138607=0
Using quadratic formula
x=16670±(16670)24(402)(138607)2(402)
by using calculator
x=11.5 and x=29.96 approx
For extrema find the value of P(x) at critical points and end points of given domain
P(0)=134(0)38335(0)2+138,607(0)+222,284
=222,284
P(11,51)=134(11.51)38335(11.51)2+138,607(11.51)+222,284
=917758 (rounded)
P(29,96)=496988 (rounded)
(40)=1006564
absolute maximum is at x=40, P(40)=1006564 passengers
absolute minimum is at x=0, P(0)=222,284 passengers
Step 2
Subpart c
interval[0, 11.51](11.51, 29.96)(29.96, 40]sing ofP(x)+veve+ve
So P(x) is increasing from t=0 to t=11.51
and t=29.96 to t=40
means Passengers traffic is increasing from 1980 to 1992 and from 2010 to 2020.

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