The yield, Y , of an apple orchard (measured in bushels of apples per acre) is a

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The yield, Y , of an apple orchard (measured in bushels of apples per acre) is a function of the amount x of fertilizer in pounds used per acre. Suppose

Y = f(x) = 320 + 140x − 10x2.

(a) What is the yield if 5 pounds of fertilizer is used per acre?
(b) Find f¨(5). Give units with your answer and interpret it in terms of apples and fertilizer.
(c) Given your answer to part (b), should more or less fertilizer be used? Explain.

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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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