MAT 210 - Topic 4 - Exercise 4

This graph is a model of the number of tenants in a particular apartment complex in its first year. Answer the questions below.

1. (a) From month 1 to month 4, the total population is 

• Increasing

• Decreasing

This graph is a model of the number of tenants in a particular apartment complex in its first year. Answer the questions below.

1. (b) From month 1 to month 4, the instantaneous rate of change of the population is 

• Increasing

• Decreasing

This graph is a model of the number of tenants in a particular apartment complex in its first year. Answer the questions below.

1. (c)Over the entire year, the instantaneous rate of change is

• Increasing then decreasing

• Decreasing then increasing

This graph is a model of the number of tenants in a particular apartment complex in its first year. Answer the questions below.

1. (d)The instantaneous rate of change in month 10 is _____ the average rate of change from month 1 to 12.

• • greater than

• • about the same as

• • less than

This graph is a model of the number of tenants in a particular apartment complex in its first year. Answer the questions below.

1. (e)Which month had the greatest instantaneous rate of change? 

    (This can be an integer from 1 to 12.)