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The cost per passenger is 
, where 
is the ground speed(air speed 
wind).
(a)
Use a graphing utility graph the function .
Graph of the function is :
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(b)
Create a table.
Choose values for and find the corresponding values for 
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(c)
Find to the nearest 50 mi/hr, the ground speed minimizes the cost per passenger.
Observe the graph of the function :
The ground speed minimizes the cost per passenger to the nearest 
mi/hr is 
mi/hr.
(a)
Graph of the function is :
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(b)
Table:
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(c)
The ground speed minimizes the cost per passenger to the nearest mi/hr is 
mi/hr.
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