The population of a slowly growing bacterial colony after t hours is given by p(t) = 5t² + 20t + 150. Find the growth rate after 4 hours. bacteria/hour

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The population of a slowly growing bacterial colony after t hours is given by p(t) = 5t² +20 + 150. Find
the growth rate after 4 hours.
bacteria/hour
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