Let y(N) be the yield of an agricultural crop as a function of the nitrogen level N (measured in the appropriate units) in the soil. A model that is used for this relationship is y = (kN)/(1 + N ^ 2) where k is a positive constant. What nitrogen level gives the best yield and what is this maximum yield?

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Let y(N) be the yield of an agricultural crop as a function of the nitrogen level N (measured in the appropriate units) in the soil. A model that is used for this relationship is y = (kN)/(1 + N ^ 2) where k is a positive constant. What nitrogen level gives the best yield and what is this maximum yield?

 

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