Question

About how much difference in average leaf width would you find in two forests whose average annual rainfalls are near 1500 mm but differ by 220 mm? Round your answer to 2 decimal places

Answer 1

4.80 mm to 2 d.p

Explanation:

w = f(r)

f'(r) = (dw/dr) = (0.0218 mm/mm)

So, for a small difference in rainfall of 220 mm, what is the corresponding small difference in width of leaves in the two forests given.

One definition of a derivative or a rate of change is that it is the ratio of very small differences in the dependent variable to very small differences in the independent variable.

Mathematically,

(dw/dr) = (Δw/Δr) for very small Δw and Δr.

0.0218 = (Δw/220)

Δw = 0.0218 × 220 = 4.796 mm = 4.80 mm to 2 d.p

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