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Problem 18e
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Section 1.2: Mathematical Models: A Catalog of Essential Functions
Chapter 1: Functions and Models
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Given information
Consider 
(distance-driven) on the 
axis and 
(monthly cost) on the 
axis.
Given,
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
To check if linear model is suitable we check the slope.
The car has a fixed cost such as servicing, car payments, insurance, etc and it has additional costs of fuel, tire repair, etc which increase at a constant rate, given by the slope.
The constant rate is found to be 
Single Variable Calculus: Early Transcendentals
4th Edition, 2018
Stewart
ISBN: 9781337687805
Solutions
Chapter
Section
- Problem 1a
- Problem 1b
- Problem 1c
- Problem 1d
- Problem 1e
- Problem 1f
- Problem 2a
- Problem 2b
- Problem 2c
- Problem 2d
- Problem 2e
- Problem 2f
- Problem 3a
- Problem 3b
- Problem 3c
- Problem 4a
- Problem 4b
- Problem 4c
- Problem 4d
- Problem 5a
- Problem 5b
- Problem 5c
- Problem 6
- Problem 7
- Problem 8
- Problem 9
- Problem 10a
- Problem 10b
- Problem 11a
- Problem 11b
- Problem 12a
- Problem 12b
- Problem 13a
- Problem 13b
- Problem 14a
- Problem 14b
- Problem 14c
- Problem 15a
- Problem 15b
- Problem 15c
- Problem 16a
- Problem 16b
- Problem 16c
- Problem 17a
- Problem 17b
- Problem 18a
- Problem 18b
- Problem 18c
- Problem 18d
- Problem 18e
- Problem 19a
- Problem 19b
- Problem 20a
- Problem 20b
- Problem 21a
- Problem 21b
- Problem 21c
- Problem 21d
- Problem 21e
- Problem 21f
- Problem 22
- Problem 22
- Problem 22
- Problem 22
- Problem 22a
- Problem 22b
- Problem 22c
- Problem 23
- Problem 23
- Problem 23a
- Problem 23b
- Problem 23c
- Problem 23d
- Problem 24
- Problem 25
- Problem 26a
- Problem 26b