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 processing speed of the computers when t=7(B) The average processing speed of the computers between t=4 and t=7(C) The net change in processing speeds of the computers between t=4 and t=7(D) The average rate of change in the 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 processing speed of the computers when t=7(B) The average processing speed of the computers between t=4 and t=7(C) The net change in processing speeds of the computers between t=4 and t=7(D) The average rate of change in the 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 rate of change of processing speed is given by r(t), and integrating this rate over a period of time gives the total change in processing speed over that time period.
Interpret initial value: Interpret the initial value. The value 2500 megahertz is the processing speed of the computers at time t=4. This is the starting point before we add the change in processing speed that occurs from t=4 to t=7.
Combine initial value and change: Combine the initial value and the change. The expression 2500+∫47r(t)dt combines the initial processing speed at t=4 with the total change in processing speed from t=4 to t=7. This results in the processing speed of the computers at time t=7.
Match expression to correct choice: Match the expression to the correct choice.Since we have determined that the expression represents the initial processing speed plus the change in processing speed up to time t=7, the correct choice is:(A) The processing speed of the computers when t=7.
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