Bamboo belongs to the grass family and is one of the fastest-growing plants in the world. a.

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Bamboo belongs to the grass family and is one of the fastest-growing plants in the world.

a. A bamboo shoot was 500 cm tall at 10.00 a.m. and 515 cm at 3:00 p.m. Compute the average growth rate of the bamboo shoot in cm/hr over the period of time from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

b. Based on the Mean Value Theorem, what can you conclude about the instantaneous growth rate of bamboo measured in millimeters per second between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.?

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Calculus Early Transcendentals

ISBN: 978-0321947345

2nd edition

Authors: William L. Briggs, Lyle Cochran, Bernard Gillett

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