009B Sample Final 3, Problem 3

The population density of trout in a stream is

$\rho (x)=|-x^{2}+6x+16|$

where  $\rho$  is measured in trout per mile and  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle x}   is measured in miles.  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle x}   runs from 0 to 12.

(a) Graph  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \rho(x)}   and find the minimum and maximum.

(b) Find the total number of trout in the stream.

Foundations:
1. Absolute minimum and maximum
2. Relationship between population density and total population

Solution:

(a)

Step 1:

Step 2:

(b)

Step 1:

Step 2:

Final Answer:
(a)
(b)

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