The population of a certain species of fish in a lake is being monitored. The rate of change of the fish population, $P(t)$, in fish per year, is modeled by the function $\frac{dP}{dt} = 100e^{-0.02t} - 5t$, where $t$ is the time in years since monitoring began.
c. Calculate the average rate of change of the fish population between $t=5$ and $t=15$ years. Interpret your result in the context of the fish population.
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Continues the study of functions, algebra, calculus, and introduces probability and statistics.
Covers graphical treatment of limits, continuity and differentiability of functions of a single real variable, and differentiation, anti-differentiation and integration of these functions. This material is to be linked to applications in practical situations.
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