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Chapter 5.2 Problem 45A

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Problem 45A

Power On August 8, 2007, the power used in New York state (in thousands of megawatts) could be approximated by the function

 P(t) = −0.005846t3 + 0.1614t2 − 0.4910t + 20.47,

where t is the number of hours since midnight, for 0 ≤ t ≤ 24. Find any relative extrema for power usage, as well as when they occurred. Source: Current Energy.

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From the textbook chapter Relative Extrema you will find a few key concepts needed to solve this.

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Title Calculus with Applications  10 
Author Margaret L. Lial, Raymond N. Greenwell, Nathan P. Ritchey
ISBN 9780321749000

Power On August 8, 2007, the power used in New York state

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