The Verhulst Model for Population Growth Specifies the Reproductive Rate

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The Verhulst model for population growth specifies the reproductive rate of an organism as a function of the total population according to the following formula: where p is the total population in thousands of organisms, and are constants that depend on the particular circumstances and organism being studied, and is the reproduction rate in thousands of organisms per hour. If and , find .

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