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Cell population The population of a culture of cells after t days is approximated by the function
- a. Graph the population function.
- b. What is the average growth rate during the first 10 days?
- c. Looking at the graph, when does the growth rate appear to be a maximum?
- d.
Differentiate the population function to determine the growth rate function P′(t). - e. Graph the growth rate When is it a maximum and what is the population at the time that the growth rate is a maximum?

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