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Population of Las Vegas Let p(t) represent the population of the Las Vegas metropolitan area t years after 1970 as shown in the table and figure.
a. Compute the average rate of growth of Las Vegas from 1970 to 1980.
b. Explain why the average rate of growth calculated in part(a) is a good estimate of the instantaneous rate of growth of Las Vegas in 1975.
c. Compute the average rate of growth of Las Vegas from 1970 to 2000. Is the average rate of growth an overestimate or an underestimate of the instantaneous rate of growth of Las Vegas in 2000? Approximate the growth rate in 2000.
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