Instantaneous Rate of Change of h with Respect to x
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The altitude h (in meters) of a jet as a function of the horizontal distance x (in kilometers) it has traveled is given by:
h=0.000104x^4 - 0.0417x^3 + 4.21x^2 - 8.33x
Find the instantaneous rate of change of h with respect to x for x = 120 km.
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Instantaneous rate of change is "code" for finding the derivative.
You have the function:
h(x) = 0.000104x^4 - 0.0417x^3 + 4.21x^2 - 8.33x
The derivative ...
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