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7.6 Exercise 55

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Construct an equation that models the described behavior.

A muskrat population oscillates 33 above and below average during the year, reaching the lowest value in January. The average population starts at 900 muskrats and increases by 7% each month. Find a function that models the population, P, P , in terms of months since January, t. t .

OpenStax Precalculus 2e, 7.6 Modeling with Trigonometric Functions, exercise 55

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