10. A new species of bird is introduced into a sanctuary. Conservationists monitor the population of the birds for many years. The results are shown in the following graph. Population 2007 175 150- 125 100 75- 50 25 ་་་་་་་་་་ 2 4 Bird Sanctuary Population 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 Years a) Find the average Rate of Change from both: i) year 0 - 4 b) Estimate the instantaneous Rate of Change at year 2. ii) years 8 - 18 c) When is the rate of change zero? AND What is the significance of this?

10. A new species of bird is introduced into a sanctuary. Conservationists monitor the population of the birds for many years. The results are shown in the following graph. Population 2007 175 150- 125 100 75- 50 25 ་་་་་་་་་་ 2 4 Bird Sanctuary Population 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 Years a) Find the average Rate of Change from both: i) year 0 - 4 b) Estimate the instantaneous Rate of Change at year 2. ii) years 8 - 18 c) When is the rate of change zero? AND What is the significance of this?

College Algebra

7th Edition

ISBN:9781305115545

Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Publisher:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Chapter1: Equations And Graphs

Section1.2: Graphs Of Equations In Two Variables; Circles

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