In the applications that follow, it is helpful to sketch graphs to get a clearer understanding of each problem and to inter pret results. A graphing calculator will prove use ful if you have one, but it is not necessary.
Using production and geological data, the management of an oil company estimates that oil will be pumped from a producing field at a rate given by $$ R(t)=\frac{100}{t+10}+10 \quad 0 \leq t \leq 15 $$. where $R(t)$ is the rate of production (in thousands of barrels per year) $t$ years after pumping begins. Find the area between the graph of $R$ and the $t$ axis over the interval [5,10] and interpret the results.