Bird Population A certain species of bird was introduced in a certain county 25 years ago. Biologists observe that the population doubles every 10 years, and now the population is 13,000. (a) What was the initial size of the bird population? (b) Estimate the bird population 5 years from now. (c) Sketch a graph of the bird population.

Bird Population A certain species of bird was introduced in a certain county 25 years ago. Biologists observe that the population doubles every 10 years, and now the population is 13,000. (a) What was the initial size of the bird population? (b) Estimate the bird population 5 years from now. (c) Sketch a graph of the bird population.

College Algebra

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Publisher:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Chapter4: Exponential And Logarithmic Functions

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