SOLUTION: Bakersfield, CA was founded in 1859 when Colonel Thomas Baker planted 10 acres of alfalfa for travelers going from Vesalia to Los Angelos to feed their animals. The city's populati
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Question 626921: Bakersfield, CA was founded in 1859 when Colonel Thomas Baker planted 10 acres of alfalfa for travelers going from Vesalia to Los Angelos to feed their animals. The city's population can be modeled by the equation y = 33,430e^0.0397t, where t is the number of years since 1950.
1) What in the formula tells you that Bakersfield has experienced population growth?
2) According to the formula, what was the population in 1950?
3) Use the formula to find the population in 2010.
4) Does the formula give an accurate projection for Bakerfield's population? Why or why not?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1) The exponent on 
is positive.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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