Hurricanes are some of the largest storms on
Earth. They are very low pressure areas with diam-
eters of over 500 miles. The barometric air pressure
in inches of mercury at a distance of a miles from the
eye of a severe hurricane is modeled by the formula
f(x) = 0.48 ln(x + 1) + 27 (Source: A. Miller and R.
Anthes, Meteorology.)
(a) Evaluate f (0) and f(100). Interpret the re-
sults.
(b) At what distance from the eye of the hurri-
cane is the air pressure 28 inches of mercury?
