The car drives miles a year and gets
miles per gallons.
The average cost of the fuel is dollars per gallon.
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Annual cost of the fuel
Annual cost of the fuel .
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Differentiate with on each side with respect to .
Complete the table.
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The slope of the cost function is much steeper for miles per gallon than
miles per gallon.
Hence it would be more benefit if the driver drives the car with miles per gallon.
Annual cost of the fuel is .
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It would be more benefit to drive the car with miles per gallon.