The population of a certain city was 154,000 in 2014, and the observed doubling time for the population is 19 years. (a) Find an exponential model n(t) = no2/a for the population t years after 2014. n(t) = (b) Find an exponential model n(t) = noert for the population t years after 2014. (Round your r value to four decimal places.) n(t) = (c) Sketch a graph of the population at time t. n(t) n(t) 700 000 700 000 600 000 600 000 500 000 500 000 400 000 400 000 300 000 300 000 200 000 200 000 100 000 100 000 t 40 10 20 30 40 10 n(t) n(t) 700 000아 700 000 600 000 600 000 500 000 500 000 400 000 400 000 300 000 300 000 200 000 200 000 100 000 100000 t 40 10 20 30 40 10 20 30 20

The population of a certain city was 154,000 in 2014, and the observed doubling time for the population is 19 years. (a) Find an exponential model n(t) = no2/a for the population t years after 2014. n(t) = (b) Find an exponential model n(t) = noert for the population t years after 2014. (Round your r value to four decimal places.) n(t) = (c) Sketch a graph of the population at time t. n(t) n(t) 700 000 700 000 600 000 600 000 500 000 500 000 400 000 400 000 300 000 300 000 200 000 200 000 100 000 100 000 t 40 10 20 30 40 10 n(t) n(t) 700 000아 700 000 600 000 600 000 500 000 500 000 400 000 400 000 300 000 300 000 200 000 200 000 100 000 100000 t 40 10 20 30 40 10 20 30 20

College Algebra

7th Edition

ISBN:9781305115545

Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Publisher:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Chapter4: Exponential And Logarithmic Functions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 12CC: Suppose that the initial size of a population is n0 and the population grows exponentially. Let n(t)...

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