Population distribution. In order to study the population distribution of a certain species of insect, a biologist has constructed an artificial habitat in the shape of a rectangle 16 feet long and 12 feet wide. The only food available to the insects in this habitat is located at its center. The biologist has determined that the concentration C of insects per square foot at a point d units from the food supply (see the figure) is given approximately by C = 10 − 1 10 d 2 What is the average concentration of insects throughout the habitat? Express C as a function of x and y , set up a double integral , and evaluate it. Figure of 51
Population distribution. In order to study the population distribution of a certain species of insect, a biologist has constructed an artificial habitat in the shape of a rectangle 16 feet long and 12 feet wide. The only food available to the insects in this habitat is located at its center. The biologist has determined that the concentration C of insects per square foot at a point d units from the food supply (see the figure) is given approximately by C = 10 − 1 10 d 2 What is the average concentration of insects throughout the habitat? Express C as a function of x and y , set up a double integral , and evaluate it. Figure of 51
Solution Summary: The author calculates the average concentration of insects throughout the habitat. The length and breadth of the rectangular shape of an artificial habitat are 16 and 12 feet.
Population distribution. In order to study the population distribution of a certain species of insect, a biologist has constructed an artificial habitat in the shape of a rectangle 16 feet long and 12 feet wide. The only food available to the insects in this habitat is located at its center. The biologist has determined that the concentration C of insects per square foot at a point d units from the food supply (see the figure) is given approximately by
C
=
10
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1
10
d
2
What is the average concentration of insects throughout the habitat? Express C as a function of x and y, set up a double integral, and evaluate it.
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With differentiation, one of the major concepts of calculus. Integration involves the calculation of an integral, which is useful to find many quantities such as areas, volumes, and displacement.
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