
MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
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Author: Amos Gilat
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Chapter 9, Problem 35P
The growth of a fish is often modeled by the von Bertalanffy growth model:
where w is the weight and a and b are constants. Solve the equation for w for the case a = 5lb1/3. b = 2day-1, and w(0) = 0.5 lb. Make sure that the selected time span is just long enough so that the maximum weight is approached. What is the maximum weight for this case? Make a plot of w as a
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