A 5-year projection of population trends suggests that t years after 2010, the population of a certain

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A 5-year projection of population trends suggests that t years after 2010, the population of a certain community will be P thousand, where P(t) = −6t2 + 12t + 151

a. At what average rate will the population be growing between 2010 and 2012?

b. At what instantaneous rate will the population be growing in 2012 (t = 2)? Is the population increasing or decreasing at this time?

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Calculus For Business, Economics And The Social And Life Sciences

ISBN: 9780073532387

11th Brief Edition

Authors: Laurence Hoffmann, Gerald Bradley, David Sobecki, Michael Price

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