Question

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A marine biologist is studying the growth of a particular species of fish. She writes the following equation to show the length of the fish, f(m), in cm, after m months:

f(m) = 4(1.08)m

Part A: When the marine biologist concluded her study, the length of the fish was approximately 6.86 cm. What is a reasonable domain to plot the growth function? (4 points)

Part B: What does the y-intercept of the graph of the function f(m) represent? (2 points)

Part C: What is the average rate of change of the function f(m) from m = 3 to m = 7, and what does it represent? (4 points)

Answer 1

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Answer:

• 0 ≤ m ≤ 7
• 0.4541 cm/month; average rate of growth over last 4 months of study

Step-by-step explanation:

Part A:

The study was concluded after 7 months. The fish cannot be expected to maintain exponential growth for any significant period beyond the observation period. A reasonable domain is ...

  0 ≤ m ≤ 7

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Part B:

The y-intercept is the value when m=0. It is the length of the fish at the start of the study.

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Part C:

The average rate of change on the interval [3, 7] is given by ...

  (f(7) -f(3))/(7 -3) = (4(1.08^7) -4(1.08^3))/4 = 1.08^3·(1.08^4 -1)

   ≈ 0.4541 cm/month

This is the average growth rate of the fish in cm per month over the period from 3 months to 7 months.