document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1129507>Question 1129507</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The function Upper N(t)= 40,000/1 +30e ^-2.5t describes the number of people, N(t), who become ill with a virus t weeks after its initial outbreak in a town with 40,000 inhabitants. The horizontal asymptote in the graph indicates that there is a limit to the epidemic's growth. Complete parts (a) through&#8203; (c) below.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. How many people became ill with the virus when the epidemic&#8203; began? (When the epidemic&#8203; began, t=0.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When the epidemic&#8203; began, approximately________people were ill with the virus. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "&#8203;(Round to the nearest person as&#8203; needed.) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #746261 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=746261\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At the beginning, t is 0, so the denominator is 1+30(1) or 31<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the number of people ill at t=0 is 40000/31=1290.<BR>\n" );
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