document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=831295>Question 831295</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please, oh please help me solve this horrible word problem!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Caladan is currently one of the world's fastest-growing countries. The exponential function f(x)=143(1.028)^x models the population of Caladan, f(x) in millions, x years after 1974. Using this exponential function and a calculator with a y^x key or a ^ key, answer the following questions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. Substitute 0 for x and, without using a calculator, find Caladan's population in 1974.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. Substitute 25 for x and use your calculator to find Caladan's population in the year 1999 as predicted by this function.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c. Find Caladan's population in the year 2024 as predicted by this function.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d. Find Caladan's population in the year 2049 as predicted by this function. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a. Substitute 0 for x and, without using a calculator, find Caladan's population in 1974.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x)=143(1.028)^x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x)=143(1.028)^0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x)=143*1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x) = 143<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Was that hard?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. Substitute 25 for x and use your calculator to find Caladan's population in the year 1999 as predicted by this function.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Just use a calculator.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c. Find Caladan's population in the year 2024 as predicted by this function.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2024 - 1974 = 50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use a calculator.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d. Find Caladan's population in the year 2049 as predicted by this function.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2049 - 1974<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's hardly a word problem, just some calculator work.<BR>\n" );
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