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Models & Qualitative Behavior · Superchallenge problem

A fish's mass WW (in grams) follows the von Bertalanffy model W′=3W2/3−WW' = 3W^{2/3} - W (tt in years): intake grows with surface area, upkeep with mass. It starts at W(0)=1W(0) = 1. At what time is its growth rate W′W' largest? Give an exact answer.