An island of A square kilometers in the Florida Keys has N species of beetles, given by
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An island of A square kilometers in the Florida Keys has N species of beetles, given by
N = f(A) = 8.3A0.25.
(a) Find f¨(A).
(b) At 40 km2, Key Largo is the largest island in the Keys. Find f(40) and f¨(40).
(c) Interpret f(40) in terms of beetles and Key Largo.
(d) Global warming is causing the oceans to rise, reducing land mass. Interpret f¨(40) in terms of Key Largo, shrinking land mass, and beetles.
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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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