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A forest loses an average of 4.8% of its size every year due to logging.
(a) write a function for the percent of the forest remaining after t years in the form
P(t) = P0 at
(b) write a function for the percent of the forest remaining after t years in the form.
P(t) = P0 ekt
(c) Use either formula to estimate when 10 % of the forest will remain
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