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Max wrote an algorithm that searches for a specific term within a large set of terms. The following function gives the length of the search, in number of steps, over a set with
n terms:

S(n)=1.6*ln(0.9 n)
What is the instantaneous rate of change of the search length for a set of 10 terms?
Choose 1 answer:
A 0.16 steps per term
(B) 0.16 steps per second
(C) 3.5 steps per term
(D) 3.5 steps per second

Max wrote an algorithm that searches for a specific term within a large set of terms. The following function gives the length of the search, in number of steps, over a set with $n$ terms: $\newline$ $S(n)=1.6 \cdot \ln (0.9 n)$ $\newline$ What is the instantaneous rate of change of the search length for a set of $10$ terms? $\newline$ Choose $1$ answer: $\newline$ (A) $0$ . $16$ steps per term $\newline$ (B) $0$ . $16$ steps per second $\newline$ (C) $3$ . $5$ steps per term $\newline$ (D) $3$ . $5$ steps per second

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Volume of cubes and rectangular prisms: word problems

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Q. Max wrote an algorithm that searches for a specific term within a large set of terms. The following function gives the length of the search, in number of steps, over a set with

n

terms:

\newline

S(n)=1.6 \cdot \ln (0.9 n)

\newline

What is the instantaneous rate of change of the search length for a set of

10

terms?

\newline

Choose

1

answer:

\newline

(A)

0

.

16

steps per term

\newline

(B)

0

.

16

steps per second

\newline

(C)

3

.

5

steps per term

\newline

(D)

3

.

5

steps per second

Find Derivative: To find the instantaneous rate of change, we need to differentiate the function $S(n)$ with respect to $n$ .
Apply Chain Rule: Differentiate $S(n) = 1.6\cdot\ln(0.9n)$ using the chain rule. $\newline$ $\frac{dS}{dn} = 1.6 \cdot \left(\frac{1}{0.9n}\right) \cdot (0.9)$
Simplify Derivative: Simplify the derivative. $\frac{dS}{dn} = 1.6 \times \left(\frac{0.9}{0.9n}\right)$
Cancel Out Terms: Cancel out the $0.9$ in the numerator and denominator. $\frac{dS}{dn} = \frac{1.6}{n}$
Substitute $n=10$ : Substitute $n = 10$ into the derivative to find the instantaneous rate of change at $n = 10$ . $\frac{dS}{dn} = \frac{1.6}{10}$
Calculate Value: Calculate the value. $\frac{dS}{dn} = 0.16$ steps per term

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