An insect population obeys logistic growth with carrying capacity 9 000 insects and…
MATHEMATICS · Subjective · AP · Calculus BC · Differential Equations · Differential Equations
Problem
An insect population obeys logistic growth with carrying capacity 9 000 insects and proportionality constant 0.004 (insect)⁻¹ day⁻¹. Rank the following population sizes according to their instantaneous growth rates, from greatest to least: 1 000 insects, 4 500 insects, and 8 000 insects.