The fraction F of the surface of Earth that is visible from an altitude of h kilometers above the surface is given by
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A.  Make a graph of F versus h.  Include altitudes up to 100,000 kilometers.B.  What fraction of Earth's surface is visible from 1220.00 kilometers above Earth's surface? Report your answer both as a decimal (rounded to two places) and as a percentage of Earth's surface.C. Use your graph to determine the largest fraction of Earth's surface that is visible no matter what the altitude.

What will be an ideal response?


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B. The fraction is 0.08. This is equivalent to 8% of Earth's surface.  

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C. 0.5 or 50%.


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Here t is measured in years and N is measured in thousands of tons.A: Make a graph of the fish population over the first 20 years.B: According to the model, what is the carrying capacity for this fish population in this environment?C: According to the model, what is the optimum yield level for harvesting the fish?D: How long does it take for the fish population to grow from the optimum yield level to 90% of carrying capacity?
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Round your answers to two decimal places, if necessary.

What will be an ideal response?

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B. f-1(x) =  + 20
C. f-1(x) =  - 20
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A. origin B. x-axis C. y-axis D. x-axis, y-axis, origin E. none

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