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The number of hairs on a man's head, n, depends on his age, t years, and is given by

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The number of hairs on a man's head, n, depends on his age, t years, and is given-example-1
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The greatest of hair on the man's head is 104167 hairs and it occurs at 50 years.

How to determine greatest number of hair on a man's head.

This involves finding the critical points by taking the derivative of n with respect to t and setting it equal to zero.

Let's find the derivative:

dn/dt = 250t - 5t²

Set

dn/dt = 0 and solve for t

250t - 5t² = 0

250t -5t²

t(250 -5t) = 0

t = 0 or t = 250/5

t = 0 or 50

At t = 0

n = 125(0)² - 5(0)³/3 = 0

At t = 50

n = 125(50)² - 5(50)³/3

= 312500 - 208333.3

= 104167 hairs

However, since t must be in the range 0 <= t <= 75

Now, evaluate n at the critical point t = 0 and at the endpoints of the given range

At t = 0, n = 0

At t = 75

n = 125(75)² - 5(75)³/3

= 703125 - 703125

= 0.

The greatest of hair on the man's head is 104167 hairs and it occurs at 50 years.

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