Population Growth The graph of P t below shows the

Last updated: 8/31/2023

Population Growth The graph of P t below shows the population in thousands of people of a city t years after 2008 Note that 8 years after 2008 the population is approximately 3 7 thousand people And 16 years after 2008 the population is approximately 6 85 thousand people Approximate the average rates of change over each of the following time intervals Round to two decimal places 0 years to 8 years 7125 X thousand people per year 8 years to 16 years 1 3125 X thousand people per year 0 years to 16 years thousand people per year set 2 wido 2 13 12 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Years since 2008 Complete the statement to explain the meaning the rate of change in this situation The city s population is increasing at an inconsistent What do the values above tell you about the rate of change of V t The rate of change for D t is Non linear rate