Question

The average daily metabolic rate for rodents can be expressed by the function m=85.65w^0.54, where w is the weight in kg and m is the metabolic rate in kcal/day. Determine the rate of change in the metabolic rate with respect to time for a 0.25kg rodent that is gaining weight at a rate T 0.01 kg/day

Answer 1

dm/dt= (.54*85.54/w^.46)*dw/dt

solve for dm/dt when w=.25 and dw/dt=.01kg/day