Solution: Cost of Trans-Atlantic Travel A Boeing 747 crosses

Chapter , Problem 3.2.33

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Cost of Trans-Atlantic Travel A Boeing 747 crosses the Atlantic Ocean (3000 miles) with an airspeed of 500 miles per hour. The cost C (in dollars) per passenger is given by x 36,000 C(x) = 100 + 10 + x where x is the ground speed (airspeed wind). (a) Use a graphing utility to graph the function C = C(x). (b) Create a TAB LE with TblStart = 0 and 11 Tbl = 50. (c) To the nearest 50 miles per hour, what ground speed minimizes the cost per passenger?

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