A company finds that the marginal profit, in dollars per foot, from drilling a well that is x feet deep is given by P'(x)= 3/x Find the profit when a well 150 ft deep is drilled Set up the integral for the total profit for a well that is 150 feet deep. P(150) =

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A company finds that the marginal profit, in dollars per foot, from drilling a well that is x feet deep is given by P'(x)=3x Find the profit when a well 150 ft deep is
drilled.
Set up the integral for the total profit for a well that is 150 feet deep.
P(150) =|
dx
0.
Transcribed Image Text:A company finds that the marginal profit, in dollars per foot, from drilling a well that is x feet deep is given by P'(x)=3x Find the profit when a well 150 ft deep is drilled. Set up the integral for the total profit for a well that is 150 feet deep. P(150) =| dx 0.
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