Solve the Problem $f ( x ) = 1 + 1.3 \ln ( x + 1 )$

question 175

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-The function $f ( x ) = 1 + 1.3 \ln ( x + 1 )$ models the average number of free-throws a basketball player can make consecutively during practice as a function of time, where x is the number of consecutive days the basketball
Player has practiced for two hours. After 46 days of practice, what is the average number of consecutive free
Throws the basketball player makes?

• A)10 consecutive free throws
• B)9 consecutive free throws
• C)6 consecutive free throws
• D)7 consecutive free throws

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