During 2008 the US economy stopped growing and began to shrink. Table 1.25 gives quarterly data on

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During 2008 the US economy stopped growing and began to shrink. Table 1.25 gives quarterly data on the US Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which measures the size of the economy.

(a) Estimate the relative growth rate (percent per year) at the first four times in the table.

(b) Economists often say an economy is in recession if the GDP decreases for two quarters in a row. Was the US in recession in 2008?

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Applied Calculus

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Authors: Deborah Hughes Hallett, Patti Frazer Lock, Andrew M. Gleason, Daniel E. Flath, Sheldon P. Gordon, David O. Lomen, David Lovelock, William G. McCallum, Brad G. Osgood, Andrew Pasquale

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