{"id":1238,"date":"2017-02-01T00:08:50","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T00:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymakermath4libarts\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1238"},"modified":"2021-02-05T23:55:59","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T23:55:59","slug":"introduction-exponential-and-logistic-growth","status":"web-only","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/slcc-mathforliberalartscorequisite\/chapter\/introduction-exponential-and-logistic-growth\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Logarithms and Logistic Growth","rendered":"Introduction to Logarithms and Logistic Growth"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you\u2019ll learn to do: Use the properties of logarithms to solve problems involving logistic growth<\/h2>\r\nIn a confined environment the growth rate of a population may not remain constant. In a lake, for example, there is some <em>maximum sustainable population<\/em> of fish, also called a <strong>carrying capacity<\/strong>. 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