Consider the initial value problem dp dt = p 2 − 7p 12, p(0) = 1, where p(t) represents the population of a species (in thousands), and t represents time (in years).

First step is to get rid of the square root. remember that a square root is the same as raising to the (1/2) power. see below: multiply exponents per exponent rules to get: remember you subtract exponents from the denominator and add exponents in the numerator so: simplify further: so a is the correct choice. if you don't understand this google exponent rules and it will you understand. look at the image results.