document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=45015>Question 45015</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0534494498/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The population P of a certain culture is expected to be given by a model P=100e^rt where r is a constant to be determined and t is a number of days since the original population of 100 was established. Find the value of r if the population is expected to reach 200 in 3 days.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " My answer is 1.098 but I'm not sure if I set this one up right. Thanks for checking.<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 #29821 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><B>Nate(3500)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><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=29821\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> P = 100e^rt<BR>\n" );
document.write( "200 = 100e^r3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 = e^3r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ln(2) = ln(e^3r)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ln(2) = 3r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ln(2)/3 = r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "About 0.23105<BR>\n" );
document.write( "23.105% </SPAN>\n" );
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