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A graph of a population of yeast cells in a new laboratory culture as a function of time is shown.

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A graph of a population of yeast cells in a new laboratory culture as a function of time is shown.
(a) Describe how the rate of population increase varies.
(b) When is this rate highest?
(c) On what intervals is the population function concave upward or downward?
(d) Estimate the coordinates of the inflection point.
A graph of a population of yeast cells in a
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