The population of a town grows at a rate of r(t) people per year (where t is time in years). At t=3, the town's population was 1000 people.What does 1000+∫38r(t)dt=1500 mean?Choose 1 answer:(A) The town's population grew by 1500 people between t=3 and t=8.(B) The town's population grew at a rate of 1500 people per year at t=8.(C) The average rate at which the population grew between t=3 and t=8 is 1500 people per year.(D) At t=8, the town's population was 1500 people.
Q. The population of a town grows at a rate of r(t) people per year (where t is time in years). At t=3, the town's population was 1000 people.What does 1000+∫38r(t)dt=1500 mean?Choose 1 answer:(A) The town's population grew by 1500 people between t=3 and t=8.(B) The town's population grew at a rate of 1500 people per year at t=8.(C) The average rate at which the population grew between t=3 and t=8 is 1500 people per year.(D) At t=8, the town's population was 1500 people.
Understand integral expression: Understand the integral expression.The integral ∫38r(t)dt represents the total population growth from time t=3 to t=8. The function r(t) is the rate of population growth per year, and the integral sums up this growth rate over the time interval from 3 to 8 years.
Interpret the equation: Interpret the equation.The equation 1000+∫38r(t)dt=1500 means that if we start with a population of 1000 people at time t=3 and add the total population growth from t=3 to t=8, we end up with a population of 1500 people at time t=8.
Analyze answer choices: Analyze the answer choices.(A) This choice suggests that the population grew by 1500 people between t=3 and t=8. This is incorrect because the equation states that the population was 1000 at t=3 and became 1500 at t=8, which means the growth was 500 people, not 1500.
Continue analyzing choices: Continue analyzing the answer choices.(B) This choice suggests that the population grew at a rate of 1500 people per year at t=8. This is incorrect because the equation does not provide information about the rate of growth at a specific time, only the total growth over a period.
Continue analyzing choices: Continue analyzing the answer choices.(C) This choice suggests that the average rate of population growth between t=3 and t=8 is 1500 people per year. This is incorrect because the total growth over the 5-year period is 500 people, not 1500.
Continue analyzing choices: Continue analyzing the answer choices.(D) This choice suggests that at t=8, the town's population was 1500 people. This is correct because the equation shows that starting with a population of 1000 at t=3 and adding the growth from t=3 to t=8 results in a population of 1500 at t=8.
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