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If R denotes the reaction of the body to some stimulus of strength x, the sensitivity S is defined to be the rate of change of the reaction with respect to x. A particular example is that when the brightness x of a light source is increased, the eye reacts by decreasing the area R of the pupil. The experimental formula
has been used to model the dependence of R on x when R is measured in square millimeters and x is measured in appropriate units of brightness.
- (a) Find the sensitivity.
- (b) Illustrate part (a) by graphing both R and S as functions of x. Comment on the values of R and S at low levels of brightness. Is this what you would expect?
(b)

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