LO 4.1 Exponential Functions 277 93. Maximum Growth Rate. The rate of growth of the fungus Fusarium verticilloides is F(t) = e -(9/(t-15)+0.56/(35-t)) where t is the temperature in degrees Celsius and 15
LO 4.1 Exponential Functions 277 93. Maximum Growth Rate. The rate of growth of the fungus Fusarium verticilloides is F(t) = e -(9/(t-15)+0.56/(35-t)) where t is the temperature in degrees Celsius and 15
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4.1
Exponential Functions
277
93. Maximum Growth Rate. The rate of growth of the
fungus Fusarium verticilloides is
F(t) = e
-(9/(t-15)+0.56/(35-t))
where t is the temperature in degrees Celsius and
15<t<35.3
a) Compute lim, F(t).
t-15
b) Compute lim F(t).
t-35
Maximize the function F(t) for 15 <t< 35.
Use parts (a) and (b) to verify that you found a
maximum.
94. Maximum Growth Rate. The rate of growth of the
fungus Fusarium graminearum is proportional to
F(t)=e-(9/(-15)+0.69/(31-1))
where t is the temperature in degrees Celsius and
15<t< 31.4
a) Compute lim F(t).
1-15+
b) Compute lim F(t).
t-31-
c) Maximize the function F(t) for 15 <t< 31.
Use parts (a) and (b) to verify that you found a
maximum.
(Death Rate. The annual death rate (per thousand) in
Mexico may be modeled by the function
30.48
D(t) = 34.4-
1+ 29.44e
-0.072t
where t is the number of years after 1900.5
95 a) According to this model, what will Mexico's
death rate be in 2010? in 2050?
b) Find and interpret lim D(t).
(96.) a) Find D'(t) and interpret its meaning.
b) Between 2007 and 2008, by how much will
Mexico's death rate decline?
t-x
97. Use Newton's method to solve the equation
5 = 3.2e1.07x
98. Use Newton's method to solve the equation
2e0.041 = 6.3t.
99. Capture Probability. The probability that a tadpole
with mass 0.1 g is captured by notonectids
(aquatic insects) in an experiment is
Deaths per 1000 population
20
1
P = 1-
1+e
-(0.055+0.083T)
T
40
60
Years since 1900
80
100
where T is the water temperature in degrees
Celsius. Suppose that when the water temperature
is 20°C, it is rising at the rate of 2 degrees per
hour. How fast is the probability of capture
decreasing?6
100. Capture Probability. In an experiment where the
water temperature is 25°C, the probability that
a tadpole is captured by notonectids (aquatic
insects) is
1
P=1-
1+e
-5.297+31.669m
34Stewart, Reid, Nicol, and Schaafsma, "A mathematical
simulation of growth of Fusarium in Maize ears after artificial
inoculation," Analytical and Theoretical Plant Pathology, Vol.
92, No. 5, pp. 534-541 (2002).
$B.J.L. Berry, L. S. Hall, R. Hernandez-Guerrero, and P. H. Martin,
"Mexico's Demographic Transition: Public Policy and Spatial
Process," Population and Environment, Vol. 21, 363-383 (2000).
where m is the tadpole's mass in grams. Suppose
that when the tadpole has a mass of 0.2 g, it is
growing at a rate of 0.1 g/wk. How fast is the
probability of capture increasing?7
6.7 Anderson, Kiesecker, Chivers, and Blaustein, "The direct and
indirect effects of temperature on a predator-prey relation-
ship," Can. J. Zool, Vol 79, pp. 1834-1841 (2001).
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