A lake is stocked with 500 fish, and the population increases according to the logistic

Chapter 5, Problem 110

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Population Growth A lake is stocked with 500 fish, and the population increases according to the logistic curve

\(p(t)=\frac{10,000}{1+19 e^{-t / 5}}\)

where t is measured in months.

(a) Use a graphing utility to graph the function.

(b) What is the limiting size of the fish population?

(c) At what rates is the fish population changing at the end of 1 month and at the end of 10 months?

(d) After how many months is the population increasing most rapidly?

Text Transcription:

p(t) = 10,000/1 + 19e^-t/5

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