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1.6.4 Differentiation

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Question 46

(Solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable.)

The power consumption of a high-performance computing cluster, P P\,P in kilowatts, is modeled by the function

P(t)=0.8t2.5−128t+2000,t>0 P(t) = 0.8t^{2.5} - 128t + 2000, \quad t > 0 P(t)=0.8t2.5−128t+2000,t>0

where t t\,t is the time in hours since the start of a large-scale simulation.

a.

Solve the equation P′(t)=0P'(t) = 0P′(t)=0.

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b.

Solve the equation P′′(t)=15P''(t) = 15P′′(t)=15.

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