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NN characters of information are held on magnetic tape, in batches of xx characters each, the batch processing time is α+βx2\alpha + \beta {x^2} seconds, α and β\alpha \,and\,\beta are constants. The optical value of xx for fast processing is,
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Correct option: C
α/β\sqrt {\alpha /\beta }
Option C (α/β\sqrt {\alpha /\beta }) is correct because it represents the value of x that minimizes the total processing time, found by taking the derivative and setting it to zero.

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