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The reduction is speed, r in miles per hour of an enginge having n bogies attached to it is given as : ` r = 4sqrt(n)`. The final speed, s, in miles per hour , at which the engine can pull the n bogies attached is give as : ` s = 40 - r` . What is the maximum number of bogies that the engine call pull ?

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