Answer:
[tex]E(p)=51,450p+346,920[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
The function
[tex]m(p) = 175p + 1,180[/tex]
gives the mass of the car as a function of the number of passengers in it.
And the function
[tex]E(m) = 9.8m*h[/tex]
gives the potential energy of the car as a function of the car's mass.
Now if the height of the ramp is 30 meters, we have
[tex]E(m) =9.8m*(30)[/tex]
[tex]E(m) =294m[/tex]
And to find the potential energy as a function of the number of passengers, we just substitute [tex]m(p)[/tex] into [tex]E(m)[/tex] to get:
[tex]E(m(p))=294(175p+1180)[/tex]
[tex]\boxed{ E(p)=51,450p+346,920}[/tex]
which gives the potential energy as a function of the number of passengers.
