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CBSE 2024 · Region 2 · Set 3 · Q37 · 4 marks

Overspeeding increases fuel consumption and decreases fuel economy as a result of tyre rolling friction and air resistance. While vehicles reach optimal fuel economy at different speeds, fuel mileage usually decreases rapidly at speeds above $\displaystyle 80 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$.
Figure: CBSE Class 12 Mathematics 2024, Application of Derivatives
The relation between fuel consumption $\displaystyle \mathrm{F}(l / 100 \mathrm{~km})$ and speed $\displaystyle \mathrm{V}(\mathrm{km} / \mathrm{h})$ under some constraints is given as $\displaystyle \mathrm{F}=\frac{\mathrm{V}^{2}}{500}-\frac{\mathrm{V}}{4}+14$. On the basis of the above information, answer the following questions :
(i)
$$ Find F , when $\displaystyle \mathrm{V}=40 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$.
(ii)
Find $\displaystyle \frac{d \mathrm{F}}{d \mathrm{V}}$.
(iii)
Find the speed V for which fuel consumption F is minimum.

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