The population of a district in a town is known to increase at a rate proportional to the number of people presently living in the place. If after two years the population has doubled, and after three years the population is 20000, estimate the number of people initially living in the state.

The population of a district in a town is known to increase at a rate proportional to the number of people presently living in the place. If after two years the population has doubled, and after three years the population is 20000, estimate the number of people initially living in the state.

Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry

13th Edition

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Author:Swokowski

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Chapter5: Inverse, Exponential, And Logarithmic Functions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 9T

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