In the Andes mountains in Peru, the number, N, of species of bats is a function of

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In the Andes mountains in Peru, the number, N, of species of bats is a function of the elevation, ℎ, in feet above sea level, so N = f(ℎ). 

(a) Interpret the statement f(500) = 100 in terms of bat species. 

(b) What are the meanings of the vertical intercept, k, and horizontal intercept, c, in Figure 1.9?

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Applied Calculus

ISBN: 9781119275565

6th Edition

Authors: Deborah Hughes Hallett, Patti Frazer Lock, Andrew M. Gleason, Daniel E. Flath, Sheldon P. Gordon, David O. Lomen, David Lovelock, William G. McCallum, Brad G. Osgood, Andrew Pasquale

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