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A traffic expert wants to estimate the maximum number of cars that can safely travel on a particular road at a given speed. He assumes that each car is 15 feet long, travels at speed s, and follows the car in front of it at a safe distance for that speed. He finds that the number N of cars that can pass a given spot per minute is modeled by the function N(s)=88s/16+16(s19)2
At what speed can the greatest number of cars travel safely on that road?

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Answer:

Speed s= 19

Explanation:

Take note of the following parameters:

Speed= s,

Number of cars= N,

Number N of cars that can pass a given spot per minute=

N(s)=88s/16+16(s19)2

The principle of differentiation is  here:

We let N(s) = N

N = 86s / (17 + 17((s/19)^2))

17N = 86s /(1 + s²/19²)

17N = 361* 86s /(361 + s²)

17N = 31046s /(361 + s²)

Next step;

Differentiate with respect to s

17N = 31046s /(361 + s²)

Remember the quotient rule [u/v]’ = (vu’ - uv’) / v²

Therefore,

u = 31046s =====> du/ds = u’ = 31046

v = (361 + s²) ====>dv/ds = v’ = 2s

17N = 31046s /(361 + s²)

17 dN/ds = ( 31046(361 + s²) - 31046s(2s) ) / (361 + s²)²

The maximum when dN/ds = 0

17 dN/ds = ( 31046(361 + s²) - 31046s(2s) ) / (361 + s²)²

17 * 0 = ( 31046(361 + s²) - 31046s(2s) ) / (361 + s²)²

( 31046(361 + s²) - 31046s(2s) ) = 0

31046 [ (361 + s²) - 2s² ] = 0

31046 (361 - s²) = 0

(361 - s²) = 0

(19 - s)(19 + s) = 0

either s = -19 or s = 19, but s > 0

s = 19

The speed at which the greatest number of cars travel safely on that road is; s = 19

What is the speed required?

We are given the function to represent Number N of cars that can pass a given spot per minute as;

N(s) = 88s/(16 + 16(s/19)²)

where;

s is Speed

N is number of cars

Differentiating the function gives;

N' = -3971(s² - 361)/(2(s² + 361)²

Now, the speed at the greatest number of cars would be gotten when N' = 0. Thus;

-3971(s² - 361)/(2(s² + 361)² = 0

Cross multiply to get;

-3971(s² - 361) = 0

divide both sides by -3971 to get;

s² - 361 = 0

s = √361

s = 19

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