SOLUTION: Suppose the population density in the Wichita, Kansas, area is related to the distance from the center of the city. This is modeled by D = 4500x/x^2+32 where D is the population

Question 1094521: Suppose the population density in the Wichita, Kansas, area is related to the distance from the center of the city.
This is modeled by D = 4500x/x^2+32 where D is the population density (in people per square mile) and x is the distance (in miles) from the center of the city.
Find the distance(s) where the population density is 375 people per square mile.
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Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

I'm assuming the equation is . If so, then we replace D with 375 and solve for x.

Note: -8 and -4 add to -12 and multiply to 32

or

or

So if you're at a distance of 4 miles or 8 miles from the city center, then the population density will be 375 people per square mile.

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