7. A particular species of orchid is being studied. The population \(p\) at time \(t\) years after the study started is assumed to be
$$p = \frac { 2800 a \mathrm { e } ^ { 0.2 t } } { 1 + a \mathrm { e } ^ { 0.2 t } } , \text { where } a \text { is a constant. }$$
Given that there were 300 orchids when the study started,
- show that \(a = 0.12\),
- use the equation with \(a = 0.12\) to predict the number of years before the population of orchids reaches 1850 .
- Show that \(p = \frac { 336 } { 0.12 + \mathrm { e } ^ { - 0.2 t } }\).
- Hence show that the population cannot exceed 2800.