document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1181718>Question 1181718</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that the population of a town is given by P = 0.16t^2 + 7.2t +100 where P is the population in thousands and t is the time in years, with t = 0 representing the year 2000. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) What was the population in 2010?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #811618 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><B>htmentor(1343)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><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=htmentor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=811618\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The equation for the population as written will never allow the population to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "reach 52,000 for any positive value of t.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If P = 0.16t^2 + 7.2t + 100 represents the population in thousands, then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the population at t = 0 is 100,000. Any positive values of t will only make<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the population get larger, so this will not work. </SPAN>\n" );
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