SOLUTION: The world population at the beginning of 1990 was 5.3 billion. Assume that the population continues to grow at 2% a year, find the function (Qt) that expresses
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Question 880717: The world population at the beginning of 1990 was 5.3 billion. Assume that the population continues to grow at 2% a year, find the function (Qt) that expresses
the world population in billions as a function of time t (in years) with t=0 corresponding with the beginning of 1990. If the population continues to grow at 2% a year, find the length of time required for the population to double
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The formula is:
where is in billions
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The population has doubled when
billion
I can then say:
The population will double in 35 years
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check:
OK
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