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A farmer introduces 100 trout into his pond. ‍♀️‍♀️ pls help

A farmer introduces 100 trout into his pond. ‍♀️‍♀️ pls help-example-1
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Answer:

The horizontal asymptote represents the terminal population of the trout.

Explanation:

The horizontal asymptote of the given rational function is the limit of
p(t) when
t \to +\infty. That is:


\lim_(t \to \infty) p(t) = \lim_(t \to \infty) (150\cdot t + 100)/(0.04\cdot t + 1) (1)

Then, we apply the concept of limits for rational-polynomial functions:


\lim_(t \to \infty) ((150\cdot t)/(t) + (100)/(t))/((0.04\cdot t)/(t) + (1)/(t) )


\lim_(t \to \infty) p(t) = 3750

The horizontal asymptote represents the terminal population of the trout. In this case, the terminal population of the trout is 3750.

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