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Question 86

The signal strength, SSS milliwatts, of a deep-space communications beam as it penetrates a nebulous gas cloud of density ρ\rhoρ kg m−3^{-3}−3 is modeled by the equation

S=240e−0.075ρ S = 240e^{-0.075\rho} S=240e−0.075ρ

Determine an expression for the rate of change of signal strength with respect to density, dSdρ\frac{dS}{d\rho}dρdS​.

Select the correct answer from the options below:

dSdρ=−180e−0.075ρ\frac{dS}{d\rho} = -180e^{-0.075\rho}dρdS​=−180e−0.075ρ

dSdρ=−18e−0.075ρ\frac{dS}{d\rho} = -18e^{-0.075\rho}dρdS​=−18e−0.075ρ

dSdρ=18e−0.075ρ\frac{dS}{d\rho} = 18e^{-0.075\rho}dρdS​=18e−0.075ρ

dSdρ=−3200e−0.075ρ\frac{dS}{d\rho} = -3200e^{-0.075\rho}dρdS​=−3200e−0.075ρ

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825 exam-style questions on OCR (MEI) A Level Maths 1.9 Calculus, covering 1.9.1 Gradient of a curve at a point, 1.9.2 Gradient as limit of chord gradient, 1.9.3 Derivative as gradient of tangent, 1.9.4 Sketch the gradient function, 1.9.5 Differentiate y = kx^n, 1.9.6 Second derivative as rate of change of gradient, 1.9.7 Stationary points: maxima and minima, 1.9.8 Increasing and decreasing functions, 1.9.9 Tangent and normal at a point, 1.9.10 Differentiate e^kx, a^kx and ln x (A-level only), 1.9.11 Differentiate trigonometric functions (A-level only), 1.9.12 Product rule (A-level only), 1.9.13 Quotient rule (A-level only), 1.9.14 Chain rule (A-level only), 1.9.15 Rates of change with the chain rule (A-level only), 1.9.16 Implicit differentiation (A-level only), 1.9.17 Concavity and the second derivative (A-level only), 1.9.18 Points of inflection (A-level only), 1.9.19 Integration as reverse of differentiation, 1.9.20 Integrate kx^n, 1.9.21 Constant of integration, 1.9.22 Indefinite and definite integrals, 1.9.23 Area between a graph and the x-axis, 1.9.24 Integrate e^kx, 1/x, sin kx, cos kx (A-level only), 1.9.25 Integration as the limit of a sum (A-level only), 1.9.26 Area between two curves (A-level only), 1.9.27 Integration by substitution (reverse chain rule) (A-level only), 1.9.28 Integration by substitution (other cases) (A-level only), 1.9.29 Integration by parts (A-level only), 1.9.30 Integration using partial fractions (A-level only), 1.9.31 Formulate first order differential equations (A-level only), 1.9.32 Solve first order differential equations (A-level only), and 1.9.33 Interpret solutions of differential equations (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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