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Max wrote an algorithm that searches for a specific term within a large set of terms. The following function gives the length of the search, in number of steps, over a set with 
n terms:

S(n)=1.6*ln(0.9 n)
What is the instantaneous rate of change of the search length for a set of 10 terms?
Choose 1 answer:
(A) 0.16 steps per term
(B) 0.16 steps per second
(C) 3.5 steps per term
(D) 3.5 steps per second

Max wrote an algorithm that searches for a specific term within a large set of terms. The following function gives the length of the search, in number of steps, over a set with n n terms:\newlineS(n)=1.6ln(0.9n) S(n)=1.6 \cdot \ln (0.9 n) \newlineWhat is the instantaneous rate of change of the search length for a set of 1010 terms?\newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) 00.1616 steps per term\newline(B) 00.1616 steps per second\newline(C) 33.55 steps per term\newline(D) 33.55 steps per second

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Q. Max wrote an algorithm that searches for a specific term within a large set of terms. The following function gives the length of the search, in number of steps, over a set with n n terms:\newlineS(n)=1.6ln(0.9n) S(n)=1.6 \cdot \ln (0.9 n) \newlineWhat is the instantaneous rate of change of the search length for a set of 1010 terms?\newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) 00.1616 steps per term\newline(B) 00.1616 steps per second\newline(C) 33.55 steps per term\newline(D) 33.55 steps per second
  1. Differentiate S(n)S(n): To find the instantaneous rate of change, we need to differentiate the function S(n)S(n) with respect to nn.\newlineS(n)=1.6ln(0.9n)S(n) = 1.6 \cdot \ln(0.9n)\newlineLet's find S(n)S'(n), the derivative of S(n)S(n).
  2. Apply Chain Rule: Using the chain rule, the derivative of ln(0.9n)\ln(0.9n) is 1(0.9n)\frac{1}{(0.9n)} times the derivative of 0.9n0.9n, which is 0.90.9. So, S(n)=1.6×(1(0.9n))×0.9S'(n) = 1.6 \times \left(\frac{1}{(0.9n)}\right) \times 0.9
  3. Simplify S(n)S'(n): Simplify the expression to find S(n)S'(n).S(n)=1.6×(0.90.9n)S'(n) = 1.6 \times (\frac{0.9}{0.9n})
  4. Evaluate at n=10n=10: Cancel out the 0.90.9 in the numerator and denominator.\newlineS(n)=1.6×(1/n)S'(n) = 1.6 \times (1/n)
  5. Calculate S(10)S'(10): Now we need to evaluate S(n)S'(n) at n=10n = 10 to find the instantaneous rate of change when there are 1010 terms.\newlineS(10)=1.6×(110)S'(10) = 1.6 \times (\frac{1}{10})
  6. Final Result: Calculate the value of S(10)S'(10).S(10)=1.6×0.1S'(10) = 1.6 \times 0.1
  7. Final Result: Calculate the value of S(10)S'(10). \newlineS(10)=1.6×0.1S(10)=0.16S'(10) = 1.6 \times 0.1S'(10) = 0.16\newlineThis is the instantaneous rate of change of the search length when there are 1010 terms.

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