Solution: The speed of sound traveling through ocean water

Chapter 11, Problem 16

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The speed of sound traveling through ocean water is a function of temperature, salinity, and pressure. It has been modeled by the function where is the speed of sound (in meters per second), is the temperature (in degrees Celsius), is the salinity (the concentration of salts in parts per thousand, which means the number of grams of dissolved solids per 1000 g of water), and is the depth below the ocean surface (in meters). Compute , , and when , parts per thousand, and m. Explain the physical significance of these partial derivatives.

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