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College Algebra

7th Edition

ISBN:9781305115545

Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Publisher:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Chapter4: Exponential And Logarithmic Functions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 12CC: Suppose that the initial size of a population is n0 and the population grows exponentially. Let n(t)...

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