The logistic growth function f(t) = 112,000 1+5700e describes the number of people, f(t), who have become ill with influenza t weeks after its initial outbreak in a particular community. a. How many people became ill with the flu when the epidemic began? b. How many people were ill by the end of the fourth week? c. What is the limiting size of the population that becomes ill? GICEESH

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The logistic growth function f(t) =
112,000
1+5700e
describes the number of people, f(t), who have become ill with influenza t weeks after its initial outbreak in a particular community.
a. How many people became ill with the flu when the epidemic began?
b. How many people were ill by the end of the fourth week?
c. What is the limiting size of the population that becomes ill?
SICEED
Transcribed Image Text:The logistic growth function f(t) = 112,000 1+5700e describes the number of people, f(t), who have become ill with influenza t weeks after its initial outbreak in a particular community. a. How many people became ill with the flu when the epidemic began? b. How many people were ill by the end of the fourth week? c. What is the limiting size of the population that becomes ill? SICEED
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