Suppose a person wants to travel D miles at a constant speed of (60+x) mi/hr, where x could be positive or negative. The time in minutes required to travel D miles is T(x)=60D(60+x) a. Given the linear approximation to T at the point x = 0 is TX) a L(x)-Di- drive 84 miles at 59 mi/hr b. What is the exact time required? use L(x) to approximate the amount of time it takes to 60 a. The approximate time is min (Round to the nearest whole number as needed. b. The exact time required is min (Type an integer or a simplified fraction.)

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Suppose a person wants to travel D miles at a constant speed of (60+x) mi/hr, where x could be positive or negative. The time in minutes
required to travel D miles is T(x)=60D(60+x)
a. Given the linear approximation to T at the point x = 0 is TX) a L(x)-Di-
drive 84 miles at 59 mi/hr
b. What is the exact time required?
use L(x) to approximate the amount of time it takes to
60
a. The approximate time is
min (Round to the nearest whole number as needed.
b. The exact time required is
min (Type an integer or a simplified fraction.)
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose a person wants to travel D miles at a constant speed of (60+x) mi/hr, where x could be positive or negative. The time in minutes required to travel D miles is T(x)=60D(60+x) a. Given the linear approximation to T at the point x = 0 is TX) a L(x)-Di- drive 84 miles at 59 mi/hr b. What is the exact time required? use L(x) to approximate the amount of time it takes to 60 a. The approximate time is min (Round to the nearest whole number as needed. b. The exact time required is min (Type an integer or a simplified fraction.)
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