The rate (in mg carbon/m3/h) at which photosynthesis takes place for a species of phytoplankton is modeled by the function:   where I is the light intensity (measured in thousands of foot-candles). For what light intensity is P a maximum?

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The rate (in mg carbon/m3/h) at which photosynthesis takes place for a species of phytoplankton is modeled by the function:

 

where I is the light intensity (measured in thousands of foot-candles). For what light intensity is P a maximum?

 

1201
P =
12 + I+ 4
Transcribed Image Text:1201 P = 12 + I+ 4
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