document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=415817>Question 415817</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> P=1500sqrt(t)+Po...population is 10,000. What the steps to solving this kind of problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ex.T=0(2010)Po=? etc. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #291448 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><B>htmentor(1343)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><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=htmentor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=291448\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The initial population is Po.  This problem describes the equation for the growth of a poplulation as a function of time.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I assume the initial population is 10,000?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the equation reads <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P%28t%29=1500%2Asqrt%28t%29+%2B+10000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P%28t%29=1500%2Asqrt%28t%29+%2B+10000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I assume the problem is asking for the time, t, at which the population reaches a particular value, P?  If so, then we need to solve for t:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28P%28t%29-10000%29%2F1500+=+sqrt%28t%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28P%28t%29-10000%29%2F1500+=+sqrt%28t%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Inserting the value given for P and squaring both sides gives us the answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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