If the total cost function for a product is C(x) = (x+5)° dollars, where x represents the number of hundreds of units produced, producing how many units will minimize average cost? Find the minimum average cost.

If the total cost function for a product is C(x) = (x+5)° dollars, where x represents the number of hundreds of units produced, producing how many units will minimize average cost? Find the minimum average cost.

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hundreds of units produced, producing how many
units will minimize average cost? Find the minimum
average cost.

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