Official 2008 Calculus AB FRQ Discussion

TheMathProf
Fri, 09 May 2008 23:45:05 +0000

Who said they didn’t buy tickets? I’d argue that the 120 people who were in line at t=0 were probably the first 120 tickets sold, as prescribed by the r(t) function describing the rate of ticket sales. But just because a line exists before tickets officially start selling doesn’t mean that they bought the tickets beforehand. In fact, it usually means quite the opposite.

Just ask all the people who were camped out in front of Best Buy the day that Grand Theft Auto 4 first sold whether they already have a copy or not. And if they already have a copy, why are they waiting in line?