SOLUTION: nermal is a monster who eats cheese. nermal starts off weighing 2 pounds. for every pound of cheese he eats, he gains 1/2 pound. when he reaches 2000 pounds, he will explode. a.

Question 236945: nermal is a monster who eats cheese. nermal starts off weighing 2 pounds. for every pound of cheese he eats, he gains 1/2 pound. when he reaches 2000 pounds, he will explode.
a.) if nermals weight is the x-variable,what is thee domain?
b.) assume that the cheese eaten is the y- variable. is the range the set of all real numbers?why or why not ?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
nermal is a monster who eats cheese. nermal starts off weighing 2 pounds. for every pound of cheese he eats, he gains 1/2 pound. when he reaches 2000 pounds, he will explode.
a.) if nermals weight is the x-variable,what is the domain?
Domain: 2<= x <= 2000
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b.) assume that the cheese eaten is the y- variable. is the range the set of all real numbers? why or why not ?
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Find the amount of cheese he needs to eat to arrive at 2000 pounds.
(2000-2)/(1/2) = 1998/(1/2) = 3996 lbs
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Range: 0<= y <= 3996
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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