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Find the percentage change in total amount of electricity generated in
Answer to Problem 42P
The percentage change in total amount of electricity generated in
Explanation of Solution
Given data:
Refer to common Table for problems 18.36 through 18.42 as “Electricity Generation by fuel, 1980-2030 (billion kilowatt hours)-Data from U.S. Department of energy” in textbook,
The projected value of coal in the year
The projected value of coal in the year
The projected value of coal in the year
The projected value of coal in the year
The projected value of petroleum in the year
The projected value of petroleum in the year
The projected value of petroleum in the year
The projected value of petroleum in the year
The projected value of natural gas in the year
The projected value of natural gas in the year
The projected value of natural gas in the year
The projected value of natural gas in the year
The projected value of nuclear fuel in the year
The projected value of nuclear fuel in the year
The projected value of nuclear fuel in the year
The projected value of nuclear fuel in the year
The projected value of renewable in the year
The projected value of renewable in the year
The projected value of renewable in the year
The projected value of renewable in the year
Formula used:
Formula for the linear interpolation is,
Formula to calculate the total amount of electricity in the year
Formula to calculate the total amount of electricity in the year
Formula to calculate the total amount of electricity in the year
Formula to calculate the total amount of electricity in the year
Formula to calculate the percentage change of coal in
Calculation:
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To find the projected value total amount of electricity at the year
The diagrammatic representation for the given value is drawn below,
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Equation (7) can be reduced as follows,
Therefore, the total amount of electricity generated in
To find the projected value total amount of electricity at the year
The diagrammatic representation for the given value is drawn below,
Substitute
Equation (8) can be reduced as follows,
Therefore, the total amount of electricity generated in
Substitute
The percentage change in total amount of electricity generated in
Conclusion:
Thus, the percentage change in total amount of electricity generated in
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