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Spread of News A news item is broadcast by mass media to a potential audience of 50,000 people. After
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a. How many people will have heard the news after
b. At what rate is the news spreading initially?
c. When will
e. Approximately when will the news spread at the rate of
e. Use equations (3) and (4) to determine the differential equation satisfied by
f. At what rate will the news spread when half the potential audience has heard the news?
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