The number of research articles in a prominent journal written by researchers during 1983–2003 can be approximated by U(t) =4.3e0.4t/0.3 + e0.4t thousand articles per year    (0 ≤ t ≤ 20), where t is time in years (t = 0 represents 1983). (a) Find an (approximate) expression for the total number of articles (in thousands) written since 1983 (t = 0). (Round your coefficients to two decimal places.) N(t) =________________________    (b) Roughly how many articles were written from 1983 to 2003? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)  ______________________thousand articles

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The number of research articles in a prominent journal written by researchers during 1983–2003 can be approximated by
U(t) =4.3e0.4t/0.3 + e0.4t thousand articles per year    (0 ≤ t ≤ 20),
where t is time in years (t = 0 represents 1983).
(a)
Find an (approximate) expression for the total number of articles (in thousands) written since 1983 (t = 0). (Round your coefficients to two decimal places.)
N(t) =________________________ 
 
(b)
Roughly how many articles were written from 1983 to 2003? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
 ______________________thousand articles
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