vane Hest Meaty Ph Salt Lake i 2 Transportation Costs (or Trucker’s Dilemma) Buca Math 1050 College Algebra Project Mathematics Department [A truck deriving 260 miles over a flat interstate at a constant rate of 50 miles per hour gets 7 miles to the gallon, Fuel costs $3.50 per gallon, For each mile per hour increase in speed, the truck loses a tenth of a mile per gallon in its mileage, Drivers get $27.80 per hour in wages and fixed costs for running the truck amount to $11.33 per hour, What constant speed (between 50 mph and the speed limit of 65 mph) should the truck drive to minimize the total cost of the trip? Part I: To solve a problem like this, iis a good idea to start with calculating an actual example, We will begin by finding the total cost if the truck is driven at $0 miles per hour. The cost is made up of two components: the fuel cost and the time cost. Be sure to include the correct units with each value below. A Lev stat ut by fining How ng he wip wl ke Deo mileg &ompn diaz . 25.2 Nome loecaviec: “CARE = Hime BZ MWS 105 por ound) B, Now, with this ime known how mach will it costo pay the diver and run the truck? create tunchion Ce), CO)= 21. Se + [ade 2,5 (6.2) + W323 C5,2) 143 -S@,4Z2 ‘The amount neded to pay the driver and nun the tucks 4D 1» VD. (Round to nears cent) C. Nox determine, t7 miles pr gallon for 260 miles, how much fue) wil be required. ZvO mie veccutse didancr — = \ S a ue = hte, = 37.\42657 2400 | gel ‘The amount of fuel required is (Do not round. Leave as a fraction.) . With the amount of fuel known, how much will the fuel cast to make the 260 miles? i 2 (3.5) = MO = 130 vecavice (uel) (hrel Cush) / gallon = al Mme Co of fuel ‘The cost ofthe fuel is 4120.00 (Round to nearest cent.) E, Finally we can find ite TOTAL cost 201.42. + 120.00 = 22|.12 Welauce driver's pay + Cock of {mel =4otal cost of “ip ‘The total cost for the tip is “BAAN. A2—__ (Round to nearest cent.) * ‘The length of time required for the tip is,art Il: The preceding process should have illuminated the basic procedure we will use to find the total cost of a trip. [Next we will Find the total cost if the truck is driven at 65 miles per hour. As in Part 1, include the correct units with each value. ‘A. Let's find how long the trip will take. mi le AO MNES 2 A Mone WECMULC? “yng? bie smh pn ‘The length of ime required for the wipis “+ VIDS (De nor round) B. Now, with this time known, how much will t cost to pay the driver and run the truck? create funchovi CH). C&)= 29.54 +N. SA plug t=4 lato Cost Fravictoin a S() + 1.23) WO + AS. 22. ‘The amount needed to pay the driver and run the truck is_G NG. 22—_ (Round to nearest cent.) C. Next, to begin determining the fuel cost, we need to find the mileage (miles per gallon of fuel) when the truck is travelling at 65 miles per hour. 1-(0. G5) = BSE, Wecatlge MP4 Close) (incread ng Mp) = mileane Per gation Tre mileage at 65 niles perhouris SS \WPA (Do not rund) D. With the fuel mileage known, how much fuel will be needed for the 260 miles? WOM yerauce didawe — we SSM meg amt of fuel requived =47,27 200 [5.5 Yul ‘The amount of fuel required is (Do not round. Leave as a fraction.) . With the amoun of fuel S) ‘how much will the fuel cost to make the 260 miles? DUO NAD = WO 8 us. 45 Some S54 ‘The cost ofthe fuel is 2S (Round to nearest cent) F. Finally we can find the TOTAL cost. $165.82 \ S “The total cos forthe uipis_ LO s\71__¢Round1o nearest cent)art Il. We should now have a good process for determining the total cost ofa tip for any rate of speed greater than or equal to 50 miles per hour. Next is to create a Total Cost function using X as the unknown rate in miles per hour. ‘Simplify your answers and remember to include units. As you work through each step, test your answers by plugging in [50 mph and then 65 mph and comparing with results from parts 1 and Il. ‘A. Let's find how long the trip will take. 200). oom. _ 2U0 200] S0=5.2 NOWIe mpn % 200] WS = + Nourse Thalenph of in sntie frte wipe | NS « me known, how much wilt costo pay the diver and run the ruck? D_ ( 3.22 = 10,045.%_ 10) 045.B. ‘The amount of money needed to pay the driver and run the truck is % AN Aare CC. Next, to begin determining the fuel cost, we need to find the mileage (miles per gallon of fuel) when the truck is travelling at X miles per hour. A- (%- 50) ‘io V-(50-S0) (1/10) = V- (US 60) (fie) = 3.5 ‘The mileage at mils per houris_(X=5O) 1 = O- im D. With the fuel mileage known, how much fuel will be needed for the 260 miles? 20. = HO = 2u0 AONE TOMS “1 Oly VL- 0-14 ZO. gal The amount of fuel required is 2-oly £ Withthe amoun ofl known, how much il hfe cst to make th 260 mies? a S 2S (2u0 g g )= a0 2-O-1K 2-O-1% AI dwrars Thecostof tne tetis (2 OM Now we ca find he TOTAL cost fonction. Express your function C00 = creme, fwicki Ane Usk of Averd tcl + Annchion Aor (wer U 200 wt Cds OBS + AND TOTAL Tip Cos Functions X_w-0-WNG. The last thing we should do is verify that this is the correct function by evaluating it at 50 mph and 65 mph to see if we get the same values we have previously computed. 1)0%.S , MO (40) \2- 0.\(505 cwn-$ BOVAD KSSH , ALD WS 12 -OA LUE) e65=_$ 220-11 art IV. Assuming the function is modeling correctly, you need to calculate the minimum cost. 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