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question 43

Multiple Choice

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The graph in the accompanying figure would best be described as:

• A) being characteristic of exponential growth.
• B) being characteristic of arithmetic growth.
• C) an S-shaped curve.
• D) a J-shaped curve.
• E) being a J-shaped curve characteristic of exponential growth.

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First-order Model

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