8. A colony of bacteria has a total weight which varies according to w(t) = 10.5e-5t (weight in Newtons, time in hours). Find the average weight of the colony over the interval [1,3] and find a value c in [1,3] such that w(c) attains this average.
8. A colony of bacteria has a total weight which varies according to w(t) = 10.5e-5t (weight in Newtons, time in hours). Find the average weight of the colony over the interval [1,3] and find a value c in [1,3] such that w(c) attains this average.
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value c in [1,3] such that w(c) attains this average.
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