Question: Problem 1 . Dose - Response of Multi - Vitamins Multi - vitamins typically have dose - response curves of the following form: [

Problem 1. Dose-Response of Multi-Vitamins Multi-vitamins typically have dose-response curves of the following form: \[ R=f(x)=\frac{a x}{k^{2}+x^{2}},\quad x \geq 0\] where \( x \) is a measure of the daily dose, \( R \) is a measure of the health benefits, and \( a \) and \( k \) are positive constants. a) According to this model what is the health benefit to taking no vitamins? How does this change if you take a very small amount? b) What happens if you take an extremely large dose? c) What is the interval of dosage where taking more will increase the benefit? What is the interval of dosage where taking more will decrease the benefit? d) Is there ever a negative benefit to taking the vitamins (according to this model)? e) Is there a dosage that maximizes or minimizes the health benefits? f) Choose positive constants \( a \) and \( k \), and graph the function. Interpret your graph in terms of the health benefits of the multi-vitain.
Problem 1 . Dose - Response of Multi - Vitamins

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