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Scientific Research: 1983–2003 The percentage of research articles in the prominent journal Physical Review that were written by researchers in Europe during 1983–2003 can be modeled by
Determine, to the nearest whole number, the values of t for which the graph of P is concave up and where it is concave down, and locate any points of inflection. What does the point of inflection tell you about science articles? [HINT: See Example 4.]
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