document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=176776>Question 176776</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose a population of initial size 100 grows at the rate of 8% per year forever. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the size of the population at the end of year 1?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the size of the population at the end of year 2?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the size of the population at the end of year 3?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the size of the population at the end of year n (for any integer n)?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What algebraic equation would you need to solve to find the number of years x that it would take for our population to reach 200? Use a calculator to solve to x. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #131847 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=131847\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> formula is P = 100(1+int rate %)^t<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so in our case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=100%281.08%29%5Et ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=100%281.08%29%5Et\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I will do year 2 <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=100%281.08%29%5E2=100%281.1664%29=116.64 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=100%281.08%29%5E2=100%281.1664%29=116.64\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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