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document.write( "According to the given data, the multiplicative growth coefficient in 19 years from 1990 to 2009 years is  \r\n" );
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document.write( "     = 2.353,  \r\n" );
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document.write( "and it is in accordance with  the other form of input data\r\n" );
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document.write( "    2.353 = 1 + 1.353.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the annual mean multiplicative growth coefficient is  2.353^(1/19) =  = 1.046.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It means that annual percent increase is 4.6%.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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