The rate (in mg carbon/m°/h) at which photosynthesis takes place for a species of phytoplankton is modeled by the function 1201 1 +1 + 9 where I is the light intensity (measured in thousands of foot-candles). For what light intensity is Pamaximum? thousand foot-candles

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The rate (in mg carbon/m/h) at which photosynthesis takes place for a species of phytoplankton is modeled by the function
1201
P =
I* +I+ 9
where I is the light intensity (measured in thousands of foot-candles). For what light intensity is Pa maximum?
I =
thousand foot-candles
Transcribed Image Text:The rate (in mg carbon/m/h) at which photosynthesis takes place for a species of phytoplankton is modeled by the function 1201 P = I* +I+ 9 where I is the light intensity (measured in thousands of foot-candles). For what light intensity is Pa maximum? I = thousand foot-candles
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