document.write( "Question 251092: Suppose a population of initial size 100 grows at the rate of 8% per year forever.
\n" ); document.write( "What is the size of the population at the end of year 1?
\n" ); document.write( "What is the size of the population at the end of year 2?
\n" ); document.write( "What is the size of the population at the end of year 3?
\n" ); document.write( "What is the size of the population at the end of year n (for any integer n)?
\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.
\n" ); document.write( "I get year one would be 108 and year two would be 116.64 and year three would be 125.9712 but I cannot get year n and the rest? Help? \n" ); document.write( "
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Suppose a population of initial size 100 grows at the rate of 8% per year forever.
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\n" ); document.write( "What is the size of the population at the end of year 3?
\n" ); document.write( "What is the size of the population at the end of year n (for any integer n)?
\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.
\n" ); document.write( "I get year one would be 108 and year two would be 116.64 and year three would be 125.9712 but I cannot get year n
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\n" ); document.write( "You can use a equation similar to compound interest formula
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\n" ); document.write( "P = 100*(1.08)^n
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\n" ); document.write( "where n = the year \n" ); document.write( "
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