There is considerable evidence to support the theory that for some species there is a minimum population such that the species will become extinct if the size of the population falls below This condition can be incorporated into the logistic equation by introducing the factor Thus the modified logistic model is given by the differential equation where is a constant and is the carrying capacity.

Suppose that the carrying capacity the minimum population and the constant Answer the following questions.


1. Assuming for what values of is the population increasing?
Answer (in interval notation):

2. Assuming for what values of is the population decreasing?
Answer (in interval notation):