Calculus of a Single Variable
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781337275361
Author: Ron Larson, Bruce H. Edwards
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 6.2, Problem 59E
(a)
To determine
The reason why we can represent by a linear function the number of insects.
(b)
To determine
The reason why the number of insects we can represent the number of insects by an exponential function.
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