A study of the annual population of gray squirrels in a Texas state park shows the population, S(t), can be represented by the function S(t) = 273(1.073)t , where the t represents the number of years since the study started. Based on the function, what is the growth rate?
A. 9.9
B. 10.4
C. 10.7
D. 11.2

0.073

Step-by-step explanation:

The question is about growth function and you are asked to find out the growth rate. Growth function has a format of

y = a(1+r)^t

Where

y= future value = S(t)

a= current value = 273

r= growth rate

t= time =t

Since its a growing function, the r will be positive. If its decay function then the r will be negative. As you can see, the growth rate value is located inside the parentheses. The growth rate of the function should be:

(1+r)= (1.073)

r= 1.073- 1

r= 0.073

domain is all the x values included in the

0 ≤ x ≤ 2

range is all the y values of the graph

-2 ≤ y ≤ 2

***keep in mind that there are different ways to show domain and range

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