Between 2006 and​ 2016, the number of applications for​ patents, N, grew by about 4.6​% per year. That​ is, N′(t)=0.046N(t).   ​a)   Find the function that satisfies this equation. Assume that t=0 corresponds to 2006​, when approximately 457,000 patent applications were received. ​b)   Estimate the number of patent applications in 2022.

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Between 2006 and​ 2016, the number of applications for​ patents, N, grew by about 4.6​%
per year. That​ is, N′(t)=0.046N(t).
 
​a)
 
Find the function that satisfies this equation. Assume that t=0 corresponds to
2006​, when approximately 457,000 patent applications were received.
​b)
 
Estimate the number of patent applications in 2022.
​c)
 
Estimate the rate of change in the number of patent applications in
2022.
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