T(n)=3.5+7⋅0.9nThe administrators of a factory modeled the cumulative average construction time, T(n), in minutes per engine component, as a function of the total number of components their employees had previously constructed, n, using the function shown. After the employees had constructed a very large number of engine components, what was the cumulative average time to construct a single component according to the model?Choose 1 answer:(A) 3.5 minutes per engine component(B) 7 minutes per engine component(C) 9.8 minutes per engine component(D) 10.5 minutes per engine component
Q. T(n)=3.5+7⋅0.9nThe administrators of a factory modeled the cumulative average construction time, T(n), in minutes per engine component, as a function of the total number of components their employees had previously constructed, n, using the function shown. After the employees had constructed a very large number of engine components, what was the cumulative average time to construct a single component according to the model?Choose 1 answer:(A) 3.5 minutes per engine component(B) 7 minutes per engine component(C) 9.8 minutes per engine component(D) 10.5 minutes per engine component
Approaching 0: As n approaches a very large number, the term 0.9n approaches 0 because 0.9 is less than 1 and any number less than 1 raised to a large power gets closer and closer to 0.
Function Simplification: So, the function T(n)=3.5+7×0.9n will approach 3.5+7×0, because 0.9n is almost 0.
Calculating Limit: Now, calculate the limit of T(n) as n approaches infinity: T(n)=3.5+7×0=3.5.
Final Result: Therefore, the cumulative average time to construct a single engine component after constructing a very large number of components is 3.5 minutes per engine component.
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