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| Question 127497:  This problem is not from my textbook it is a worksheet problem.
 The instantaneous growth rate of a population is the rate at which it is growing at every instant in time.  The instantaneous growth rate r of a colony of bacteria t hours after the start of an experiment is given by the function r=0.01t3-0.03t2+0.08 for 0 is less than or equal to t less than or equal to 7.  Find the times for which the instantaneous growth rate is zero.
 The answer choices are
 2 sec and 4 sec
 1 sec, 2 sec, and 4 sec
 1 sec
 1 sec and 4 sec
 
 Answer by stanbon(75887)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! The instantaneous growth rate of a population is the rate at which it is growing at every instant in time. The instantaneous growth rate r of a colony of bacteria t hours after the start of an experiment is given by the function r=0.01t3-0.03t2+0.08 for 0 is less than or equal to t less than or equal to 7. Find the times for which the instantaneous growth rate is zero ------------
 0.01t^3-0.03t^2+0.08 = 0
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 Comment: I have seen this problem posted before.  You are missing
 a term on your equation.
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 Cheers,
 Stan H.
 
 
 
 
 The answer choices are
 2 sec and 4 sec
 1 sec, 2 sec, and 4 sec
 1 sec
 1 sec and 4 sec
 
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