document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=163481>Question 163481</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The annual cost in dollars for removing  p% of the toxic chemicals from a town’s water supply is given by the formula C(p) 500,000/100-p\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) Use the accompanying graph to estimate the cost for removing 90% and 95% of the toxic chemicals.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) Use the formula to find C(99.5) and C(99.9).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c) What happens to the cost as the percentage of pollutants removed approaches 100%?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #127932 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=127932\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> C(p) 500,000/100-p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c(90)=500,000/(100-90)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c(90)=500,000/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c(95)=50,000 cost for 90% removal.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c(95)=500,000/(100-95)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c(95)=500,000/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c(95)=100,000 cosy of removal of 95&<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c(99.5)=500,000/(100-99.5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c(99.5)=500,000/.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c(99.5)=1,000,000 cost of 99.5% removal<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c(99.9)500,000/(100-99.9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c(99.8)=500,000/.1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c(99.9)=5,000,000 cost of 999% removal.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "As the removal approaches 100% the cost approached infinity. </SPAN>\n" );
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