Question

4. The data in the table below represents the reproduction of a certain animal.

   1. Use desmos to fit a cubic polynomial to the data.

   2. Graph the reproduction curve, the line ? = ?, and the harvest function using the

      same graph.

   3. Graphically determine the population at which the maximum sustainable harvest

      occurs.

   4. POPULATION, P (in thousands)	POPULATION,f(P), 1 year later
      10	9.7
      20	23.1
      30	37.4
      40	46.2
      50	42.6

Answer 1