Calculus Concepts: An Informal Approach to the Mathematics of Change 5th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-43904-957-2
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-957-0

Chapter 2 - Describing Change: Rates - 2.3 Activities - Page 157: 8

Answer

a. members per year. b. Yes, because $m'(10)$ is the number of members per year and that can be less than the last year.

Work Step by Step

a. We can see that the units are members per year by looking at the question and seeing that it is the number of members t years after founding. So, it is members per year. b. We can see that $m'(10)$ can be negative because the number of members per year can be less than the last year.
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