The Number of Major Crimes Committed in the City Between

question 98

Multiple Choice

The number of major crimes committed in the city between 1997 and 2004 is approximated by the function ​ ​where denotes the number of crimes committed in year ( corresponds to 1997) . Enraged by the dramatic increase in the crime rate, the citizens with the help of the local police organized "Neighborhood Crime Watch" groups in early 2001 to combat this menace.
​When was the growth in the crime rate maximal?
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• A) 2001
• B) 2003
• C) 2000
• D) 2002
• E) 1999

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