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Q.

While traveling at a speed of x km/hr a bus burns petrol (3x+x300)  litres/km. If cost of petrol be Rs 30/litre and other cost is also Rs 30/h then speed for a journey of 75 km having minimum cost is 20λ  km/hr. Find the value of  λ.

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Detailed Solution

While traveling at a ……….
Let speed of bus is x km/hr
Time taken  =75xhr
Other cost  =30×75x
Petrol cost  =30×[3x+x300]75
Total cost C  =3075x+30[3x+x300]75
 =75[120x+x10]
 dcdx=75[120x2+110]
For min cost  dcdx=0
x2=1200x=203 
d2cdx2=75×240x 
 d2cdx2>0atx=203

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