Find a formula for the number of zebra mussels in a bay as a function of the

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Find a formula for the number of zebra mussels in a bay as a function of the number of years since 2014, given that there were 2700 at the start of 2014 and 3186 at the start of 2015.

(a) Assume that the number of zebra mussels is growing linearly. Give units for the slope of the line and interpret it in terms of zebra mussels.

(b) Assume that the number of zebra mussels is growing exponentially. What is the annual percent growth rate of the zebra mussel population?

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Applied Calculus

ISBN: 9781119275565

6th Edition

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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