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The gross domestic product​ (in billions of​ dollars) can be approximated by ​p(t)equals564 plus t left parenthesis 36 t superscript 0.6 baseline minus 103 right parenthesis​, where t is the number of years since 1960. ​a) find upper p prime left parenthesis t right parenthesis. ​b) find upper p prime left parenthesis 45 right parenthesis. ​c) in​ words, explain what upper p prime left parenthesis 45 right parenthesis represents.

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We have been given gross domestic product​ (in billions of​ dollars) can be approximated by
P(t)=564+t(36t^(0.6)-101).

(a) In this part, we need to compute the derivative of this function:


P'(t)=(d)/(dt)(564+t(36t^(0.6)-103))\\P'(t)=(d)/(dt)(564)+(d)/(dt)(t(36t^(0.6)-103))\\P'(t)=0+57.6t^(0.6)-103\\


P'(t)=57.6t^(0.6)-103

(b) In this part, we need to find the value of P'(45). So, we will substitute t=45


P'(45)=57.6(45)^(0.6)-103\\P'(45)=565.3924-103\\P'(45)=462.39 Billion dollars per year.

(c) P'(45)=462.39 represents that 45 years after 1960, that is, in 2005, the GCP was changing at a rate of 462.39 billion dollars per year.



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