document.write( "Question 1102026: The population of Adams Ville grew from 10,000 to 18,000 in five years. Assuming uninhibited exponential growth, what is the expected population in an additional two years \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"y=a%2Ab%5Ex\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"18000=10000%2Ab%5E5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"18%2F10=b%5E5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"9%2F5=b%5E5\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"b%5E5=9%2F5\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"log%28%28b%5E5%29%29=log%28%289%29%29-log%28%285%29%29\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"5%2Alog%28%28b%29%29=log%28%289%29%29-log%28%285%29%29\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"log%28%28b%29%29=%28log%28%289%29%29-log%28%285%29%29%29%2F5\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"log%28%28b%29%29=%280.95424-0.69897%29%2F5\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"log%28%28b%29%29=0.051054\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"b=10%5E%280.051054%29\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight_green%28b=1.125%29\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "MODEL: $\"highlight%28y=10000%2A%281.125%29%5Ex%29\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Additional 2 years past the 5 means you use x=7 and evaluate $\"10000%281.125%29%5E7\"$ . \n" ); document.write( "

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