Determine the growth constant, k, of a population that is growing at a rate proportional to its size, where the population doubles every 12 days.
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This means that the population at any given time, P(t), can be represented by the equation P(t) = P0 * 2^(t/12), where P0 is the initial population and t is the time in days. The growth rate of the population is given by the derivative of P(t) with respect to Show more…
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