WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING
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ISBN: 9781119490579
Author: Mays
Publisher: WILEY
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The population of a certain community is known to increase at a rate proportional to the number of people presently living in the community. If after 5 years the population has doubled and after three vears the population is 10.000. What was the initia population? What will be the population in 10 years?
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A WATER SUPPLY DAM WILL COST $7 MILLION TO BUILD AND IT WILL HAVE EROSION CONTROL COSTS OF $800,000 EVERY 5 YEARS FOREVER. AT AN INTEREST RATE OF 10% PER YEAR, WHAT IS THE CAPITALIZED COST OF THE DAM?
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