An accelerated growth of invasive algae is threatening a vast marine area of 5,000 square kilometers....

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An accelerated growth of invasive algae is threatening a vast marine area of 5,000 square kilometers. An estimated 8 million corals are at risk, and it is forecasted that all susceptible corals will eventually be impacted. At present, 50,000 corals have been affected, and this number is doubling every 2 days. a) Apply a logistic function to model the number of affected corals over time. b) Use your model to predict, to the nearest day, when 500,000 corals will be impacted. An accelerated growth of invasive algae is threatening a vast marine area of 5,000 square kilometers. An estimated 8 million corals are at risk, and it is forecasted that all susceptible corals will eventually be impacted. At present, 50,000 corals have been affected, and this number is doubling every 2 days. a) Apply a logistic function to model the number of affected corals over time. b) Use your model to predict, to the nearest day, when 500,000 corals will be impacted.

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