The population of the world reached 6 billion in 1999 (t = 0). Assume Earths carrying capacity
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The population of the world reached 6 billion in 1999 (t = 0). Assume Earth’s carrying capacity is 15 billion and the base growth rate is r0 = 0.025 per year.
a. Write a logistic growth function for the world’s population (in billions), and graph your equation on the interval 0 ≤ t ≤ 200 using a graphing utility.
b. What will the population be in the year 2020? When will it reach 12 billion?
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Calculus For Scientists And Engineers Early Transcendentals
ISBN: 9780321849212
1st Edition
Authors: William L Briggs, Bernard Gillett, Bill L Briggs, Lyle Cochran
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