document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1163020>Question 1163020</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The population p of a small town in t years from now is predicted to be p(t)=35000 + 10000/(t+2)^3. In your own method estimate the population of the town in the long run.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"In the long run\" means as the number of years from now, t, becomes very large.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "As t becomes very large, the value of the expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10000%2F%28t%2B2%29%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10000%2F%28t%2B2%29%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > goes to zero.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So in the long run the population of the town will be 35,000+0 = 35,000.<br> </SPAN>\n" );
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