SUSTAINABLE ENERGY (LL)
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780357667224
Author: DUNLAP
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter 2, Problem 7P
The population of a state is 25,600 in the year 1800 and 218,900 in the year 1900. Calculate the expected population in the year 2000 if (a) the growth is linear and (b) the growth is exponential.
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