The processing speeds of Peach brand computers is increasing at a rate of r(t) megahertz per year (where t is the time in years). When t=4, the computers had a processing speed of 2500 megahertz.What does 2500+∫47r(t)dt represent?Choose 1 answer:(A) The average rate of change in the processing speed of the computers between t=4 and t=7(B) The processing speed of the computers when t=7(C) The net change in processing speeds of the computers between t=4 and t=7(D) The average processing speed of the computers between t=4 and t=7
Q. The processing speeds of Peach brand computers is increasing at a rate of r(t) megahertz per year (where t is the time in years). When t=4, the computers had a processing speed of 2500 megahertz.What does 2500+∫47r(t)dt represent?Choose 1 answer:(A) The average rate of change in the processing speed of the computers between t=4 and t=7(B) The processing speed of the computers when t=7(C) The net change in processing speeds of the computers between t=4 and t=7(D) The average processing speed of the computers between t=4 and t=7
Understand integral expression: Understand the integral expression.The integral ∫47r(t)dt represents the total change in processing speed from time t=4 to t=7. This is because the integral of a rate of change gives the net change over the interval.
Interpret initial value: Interpret the initial value.The value 2500 megahertz is the processing speed at time t=4. This is given in the problem statement.
Combine initial value and integral: Combine the initial value and the integral. Adding the initial processing speed (2500 megahertz) to the integral of the rate of change (∫47r(t)dt) gives us the total processing speed at time t=7. This is because we start with the initial speed and add the change in speed over the time interval.
Match expression to correct answer: Match the expression to the correct answer.The expression 2500+∫47r(t)dt does not represent an average rate of change (A), nor does it represent an average processing speed (D). It represents the processing speed at a specific time (t=7) after accounting for the change from t=4 to t=7, which is the net change in processing speed (C).