Let Be the Population of a Certain Animal Species

question 53

Essay

Let be the population of a certain animal species that satisfies the logistic equation .
A) Find the equilibrium solutions and classify them.
B) What is the long-term behavior of the population?
C) Find the value of at the inflection point and explain its meaning referring to the population growth.
D) Solve the logistic equation and verify your answer to B.

• A) Find the equilibrium solutions and classify them.
• B) What is the long-term behavior of the population?
• C) Find the value of at the inflection point and explain its meaning referring to the population growth.
• D) Solve the logistic equation and verify your answer to B.

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