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Logistic Growth Function The carrying capacity of a colony of fruit flies (Drosophila) is 600. The population of fruit flies after 14 days is 76, and the population after 21 days is 167. What is the value of the growth constant k?
Hint: Use the result of Exercise 36.
36. Logistic Growth Function Consider the logistic growth function
Suppose the population is Q1 when t = t1 and Q2 when t = t2. Show that the value of k is

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