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Grade 12Integral Calculus

There are 50 apple trees in an orchard. Each tree produces 800 apples. For each additional tree planted in the orchard, the output per tree drops by 10 apples. How many trees should be added to the existing orchard in order to maximize the total output of trees ?

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12 Years agoGrade 12
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer12 Years ago
The output for x no. of trees is then : (800 - 10n)(50+n)
Hence, O = 300n - 10n^2 + 40000
Differentiate it :
300 - 20n = 0
hence, n = 15
Hence, 15 trees should be added.
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Bharat Bajaj
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IIT Delhi
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12 Years ago
x no. of trees is then : (800 - 10n)(50+n) = 300n - 10n^2 + 4000 differentiate it : 300 - 20n = 0 n = 15 there fore, 15 trees should be added.
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12 Years ago
let number of additional tree is n , now total trees =50+n
apple production per tree =800-10n
total production =(50+n)(800-10n)
= -(10n^2-300n-40000)
f'(n)= 20n-300=0
n=15
sher mohammad
b.tech, iit delhi

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12 Years ago
let number of additional tree is n , now total trees =50+n
apple production per tree =800-10n
total production =(50+n)(800-10n)
= -(10n^2-300n-40000)
f'(n)= 20n-300=0
n=15
sher mohammad
b.tech, iit delhi
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Arun Kumar
IIT Delhi
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