document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=29967>Question 29967</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> supose that 10 squirrels are introduced to an area. if their population doubles every months how many squirrels are there in one year?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #16744 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=16744\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let N = number of squirrels in year t.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "at start: 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "after 1 year: 10*2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "after 2 years: 10*2*2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "after 3 years: 10*2*2*2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "after 4 years: 10*2*2*2*2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Look at the pattern generated...lets right all the 2's as powers of two:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "after 1 year: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%2A2%5E1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2A2%5E1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "after 2 years: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%2A2%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2A2%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "after 3 years: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%2A2%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2A2%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "after 4 years: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%2A2%5E4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2A2%5E4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and by analogy, at the start, we had <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%2A2%5E0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2A2%5E0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5E0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5E0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is 1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So after t years, we have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%2A2%5Et ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2A2%5Et\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. So the formula is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=N+=+10%2A2%5Et ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"N+=+10%2A2%5Et\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon.<BR>\n" );
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