Sustainable Energy
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781337551663
Author: DUNLAP, Richard A.
Publisher: Cengage,
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Chapter 2, Problem 13P
(a)
To determine
Calculate the doubling time.
(b)
To determine
Calculate the current annual growth rate.
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