document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1090731>Question 1090731</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The growth in population of a town since 2000 is given, in thousands, by the function p(n)=36.5(1.06)^n .  In which year will the population expect to reach 70 000?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a.      2008    c.      2010<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.      2011    d.      2013 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #705201 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><B>jorel1380(3719)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=jorel1380><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=705201\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> p(n)=36.5(1.06)^n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70=36.5(1.06)^n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.918=(1.06)^n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ln 1.918=ln (1.06)^n=n ln (1.06)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ln 1.918/ln 1.06=n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=11.177195 years since 2000, or the year 2011<BR>\n" );
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