An apple tree produces, on average, 400 kg of fruit each season. However, if more than 200
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An apple tree produces, on average, 400 kg of fruit each season. However, if more than 200 trees are planted per km2, crowding reduces the yield by 1 kg for each tree over 200.
(a) Express the total yield, y, from one square kilometer as a function of the number of trees on it. Graph this function.
(b) How many trees should a farmer plant on each square kilometer to maximize yield?
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Applied Calculus
ISBN: 9781119275565
6th Edition
Authors: Deborah Hughes Hallett, Patti Frazer Lock, Andrew M. Gleason, Daniel E. Flath, Sheldon P. Gordon, David O. Lomen, David Lovelock, William G. McCallum, Brad G. Osgood, Andrew Pasquale
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