The basal metabolic rate is the rate of heat produced by an animal per unit time. Observations
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The basal metabolic rate is the rate of heat produced by an animal per unit time. Observations indicate that the basal metabolic rate of a warm-blooded animal of mass w kilograms (kg) is given by M = 70w3/4 kilocalories per day
a. Find the rate of change of the metabolic rate of an 80-kg cougar that is gaining mass at the rate of 0.8 kg per day.
b. Find the rate of change of the metabolic rate of a 50-kg ostrich that is losing mass at the rate of 0.5 kg per day.
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Calculus For Business, Economics And The Social And Life Sciences
ISBN: 9780073532387
11th Brief Edition
Authors: Laurence Hoffmann, Gerald Bradley, David Sobecki, Michael Price
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