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Problem
An oil spill initially covers
100
m
2
100\,\text{m}^2
100
m
2
of ocean surface. Ten minutes later it covers
150
m
2
150\,\text{m}^2
150
m
2
. If the area
A
(
t
)
A(t)
A
(
t
)
(in
m
2
\text{m}^2
m
2
) grows at a rate proportional to its current area, which value of
k
k
k
(in
min
−
1
\text{min}^{-1}
min
−
1
) best fits the data? a)
0.033
0.033
0.033
b)
0.041
0.041
0.041
c)
0.0176
0.0176
0.0176
d)
0.050
0.050
0.050
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