A Cepheid variable star is a star whose brightness alternately increases and decreases. Suppose that Cephei Joe is a star for which the interval between times of maximum brightness is 6 days. Its average brightness is 3.5 and the brightness changes by /-0.25. Using this data, we can construct a mathematical model for the brightness of Cephei Joe at time t, where t is measured in days: B(t)=4.2 +0.45sin(2pit/4.4)
A) Find the rate of change of the brightness after t days.
B) Find the rate of increase after one day.

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Answer:

a) The rate of change of the brightness after t days is [tex]B^{\prime}(t) = 0.204525\pi\cos{(0.4545\pi t)}[/tex]

b) The rate of increase after one day is of 0.0915.

Step-by-step explanation:

The brightness after t days is given by:

[tex]B(t) = 4.2 + 0.45\sin{(\frac{2\pi t}{4.4})} = 4.2 + 0.45\sin{(0.4545\pi t)}[/tex]

A) Find the rate of change of the brightness after t days.

This is [tex]B^{\prime}(t)[/tex]

The derivative of a constant is 0, the derivative of [tex]\sin{at}[/tex] is [tex]a\cos{at}[/tex]

So, in this case, we have that:

[tex]B^{\prime}(t) = 0.45*0.4545\pi\cos{(0.4545\pi t)} = 0.204525\pi\cos{(0.4545\pi t)}[/tex]

The rate of change of the brightness after t days is [tex]B^{\prime}(t) = 0.204525\pi\cos{(0.4545\pi t)}[/tex]

B) Find the rate of increase after one day.

This is [tex]B^{\prime}(1)[/tex]. So

[tex]B^{\prime}(1) = 0.204525\pi\cos{(0.4545\pi)} = 0.0915[/tex]

The rate of increase after one day is of 0.0915.