Suppose the average costs of a mining operation depend on the number of machines used, and average costs, in dollars, are given by , , where x is the number of machines used. Over what interval in the domain do average costs decrease?
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Answer: C

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A. D, B, E, C, A, D. B. D, E, A, B, C, D. C. D, C, A, B, E, D. D. D, A, B, E, C, D. E. none of these

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Rotate the axes so that the new equation contains no xy-term. Graph the new equation.5x2 - 6xy + 5y2 - 8 = 0

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A. 25.3 ft B. 25.5 ft C. 25.0 ft D. 22.4 ft

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