document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1049133>Question 1049133</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The population bomb. The population of the earth is growing continuously with an <BR>\n" );
document.write( "annual rate of about 1.6%. if the present population is 6 billion, then the function <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 6e0.016x<BR>\n" );
document.write( ", gives the population in billions x years from now. Graph this function for <BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 &#8804;  x  &#8804;  200.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What will the population be in 100 years and in 200 years? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the 0.016x is a root </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "In 100 years, let x=100 and evaluate y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 200 years, likewise.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Handheld calculator, or scientific or graphing calculator will give the numeric results. </SPAN>\n" );
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