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The cost in millions of dollars for a governmental agency to seize $x \%$ of an illegal drug is $C=\frac{528 x}{100-x}, \quad 0 \leq x<100$ (a) Find the cost of seizing $25 \%$ of the drug. (b) Find the cost of seizing $50 \%$ of the drug. (c) Find the cost of seizing $75 \%$ of the drug. (d) Find the limit of $C$ as $x \rightarrow 100^{-}$ and interpret its meaning.

Name: Problem 60, Chapter 1: Calculus
Uploaded: 2021-09-24T02:44:07-08:00
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Description: The cost in millions of dollars for a governmental agency to seize x % of an illegal drug is C=(528 x)/(100-x), 0 ≤x<100 (a) Find the cost of seizing 25 % of the drug. (b) Find the cost of seizing 50 % of the drug. (c) Find the cost of seizing 75 % of the drug. (d) Find the limit of C as x →100^- and interpret its meaning.

   The cost in millions of dollars for a governmental agency to seize $x \%$ of an illegal drug is
$C=\frac{528 x}{100-x}, \quad 0 \leq x<100$
(a) Find the cost of seizing $25 \%$ of the drug.
(b) Find the cost of seizing $50 \%$ of the drug.
(c) Find the cost of seizing $75 \%$ of the drug.
(d) Find the limit of $C$ as $x \rightarrow 100^{-}$ and interpret its meaning.

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The cost in millions of dollars for a governmental agency to seize $x \%$ of an illegal drug is $C=\frac{528 x}{100-x}, \quad 0 \leq x<100$ (a) Find the cost of seizing $25 \%$ of the drug. (b) Find the cost of seizing $50 \%$ of the drug. (c) Find the cost of seizing $75 \%$ of the drug. (d) Find the limit of $C$ as $x \rightarrow 100^{-}$ and interpret its meaning.

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