9. The fish population y in the Agus river is related to the tons of pollutants x according to the following: y = 200,000 - 3,500x a) Sketch the graph of this equation b) Suppose that 18.5 tons of pollutants is deemed critical. How many fish would be in the stream at the critical level of pollution?

          9. The fish population y in the Agus river is related to the tons of pollutants x according to the following:
y = 200,000 - 3,500x
a) Sketch the graph of this equation
b) Suppose that 18.5 tons of pollutants is deemed critical. How many fish would be in the stream at the critical level of pollution?

9. The fish population y in the Agus river is related to the tons of pollutants x according to the following:
y = 200,000 - 3,500x
a) Sketch the graph of this equation
b) Suppose that 18.5 tons of pollutants is deemed critical. How many fish would be in the stream at the critical level of pollution?

Added by F-Tima R.

Calculus: Early Transcendentals

James Stewart 8th Edition

Instant Answer

Solved by Expert Sri K

10/08/2023

Step 1

Step 1: To sketch the graph of the equation y = 200,000 - 3,500x, we need to identify the y-intercept and the slope of the line. Show more…

Show all steps

Thanks for your feedback!

9. The fish population y in the Agus river is related to the tons of pollutants x according to the following: y = 200,000 - 3,500x. a) Sketch the graph of this equation. b) Suppose that 18.5 tons of pollutants is deemed critical. How many fish would be in the stream at the critical level of pollution?