Question

Cleaning pumps remove waste from a dump site at the rate modeled by the function R, given by r of t equals 3 plus 2 times the cosine of the quantity 2 times pi times t divided by 15 with t measure in hours and and R(t) measured in tons per hour. How much waste will the pumping stations remove during the 8 hour period from t = 0 to t = 8? Give 3 decimal places.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

take the integral of the function from t = 0 to t = 8