If P(t) satisfies the logistic equation in (3), use the chain rule to show that Conclude that

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If P(t) satisfies the logistic equation in (3), use the chain rule to show that


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Conclude that P'' > 0 if 0 0 if P > M. In particular, it follows that any solution curve that crosses the line P = 1/2M has an inflection point where it crosses that line, and therefore resembles one of the lower S-shaped curves in Fig. 2.1.3.


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Differential Equations And Linear Algebra

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Authors: C. Edwards, David Penney, David Calvis

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