The cost of fuel to propel a boat through the water (in dollars per hour) is proportional to the cube of the speed. A certain ferry boat uses $100 worth of fuel per hour when cruising at 10 miles per hour. Apart from the fuel, the cost of running this ferry (labour, maintenance, and so on) is $675 per hour. At what speed should it travel so as to minimise the cost per mile traveled?
The graph should be somewhat like this i think,

but problem is I can only find the equation for the red line from the information given, how can I find the equation for the curve? In need to be enlightened.
Apr 13 2011, 09:35 PM, updated 15y ago
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