CCGPS CA 3.3.2 Example 3
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A type of bacteria doubles every 36 hours. A Petri dish starts out with 12 of these bacteria.
Use the table below to calculate the rate of change for the interval [2, 5].
- Determine the interval to be observed.
- Determine .
- Determine .
- Substitute and into the slope formula to calculate the rate of change.