document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=212271>Question 212271</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Toxic pollutants. The annual cost in dollars for removing<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p% of the toxic chemicals from a town’s water supply is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "given by the formula<BR>\n" );
document.write( "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<BR>\n" );
document.write( "removing 90% and 95% of the toxic chemicals.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) Use the formula to find C(99.5) and C(99.9).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) What happens to the cost as the percentage of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "pollutants removed approaches 100%? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #161041 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=161041\">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(p)=500,000/(100-90)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c(p)=500,000/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c(p)=50,000 ans.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c(p)=500,000/(100-95)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c(p)=500,000/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c(p)=100,000 ans.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c(p)=500,000/(100-99.5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c(p)=500,000/.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c(p)=1,000,000 ans.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c(p)=500,000/(100-99.9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c(p)=500,000/.1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c(p)=5,000,000 ans.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As the percentace approaches 100% the cost approaches infinity. </SPAN>\n" );
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