document.write( "Question 438613: A lawyer has determined that the number of people P(t) in a city of 1.4 million people who have been exposed to a news item after t days is given by the function
\n" ); document.write( "P(t) = 1,400,000(1 − e−0.03t).\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "How many days after a major crime has been reported has 35% of the population heard of the crime?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I tried -0.03t=ln 35/1400000
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\"+P%28t%29+=+1400000%2A%281+-+e%5E%28-.03t%29%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+P%28t%29+=+.35%2A1400000+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+P%28t%29+=+490000+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+490000+=+1400000%2A%281+-+e%5E%28-.03t%29%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+7%2F20+=+1+-+e%5E%28-.03t%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+-20%2F20+%2B+7%2F20+=+-e%5E%28-.03t%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+e%5E%28-.03t%29+=+65%2F100+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+ln%28e%5E%28-.03t%29%29+=+ln%28.65%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+-.03t+=+-.4308+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+14.36+\"
\n" ); document.write( "During the 15th day 35% have heard of the crime
\n" ); document.write( "check answer:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+P%28t%29+=+1400000%2A%281+-+e%5E%28-.03t%29%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+490000+=+1400000%2A%281+-+e%5E%28-.03%2A14.36%29%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+49%2F140+=+1+-+e%5E%28-.4308%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+7%2F20+=+1+-+.64999+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+.35+=+1+-+.65+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+.35+=+.35+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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