document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=491897>Question 491897</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a population grows exponentially and doubles in size every 10 years. using P=Poe^kt, where Po represents the population at t=0, find the value of k. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "P=Poe^kt<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P/Po=2=e^kt=e^10k<BR>\n" );
document.write( "take ln of both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ln2=10klne<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log of base=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k=ln2/10=.0693 </SPAN>\n" );
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