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.

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Final Answer:
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(c)

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