a
POPULATION GROWTH It is estimated that 1
years from now, the population of a certain
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suburban community will be P(1) = 20 -
t + 1
thousand inst
.
a. Derive a formula for the rate at which the
population will be changing with respect to
time t years from now.
b. At what rate will the population be growing
1 year from now?
c. By how much will the population actually
increase during the second year?
d. At what rate will the population be growing
9 years from now?
e. What will happen to the rate of population
growth in the long run?
