document.write( "Question 1192943: The table shows the population of elk in a state forest growing exponentially. Determine the equation that expresses the number of elk, y, present at any time, t.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Time (yrs.)------------Population
\n" ); document.write( "0-------------------------30
\n" ); document.write( "1-------------------------42
\n" ); document.write( "3------------------------82.32
\n" ); document.write( "6------------------------161.35 \n" ); document.write( "
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30 * 1.4^1 = 42
\n" ); document.write( "30 * 1.4^3 = 82.32
\n" ); document.write( "30 * 1.4^5 = 161.3472\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "i suspect that your 6 years should be 5 years.
\n" ); document.write( "it works with 5.
\n" ); document.write( "it doesn't work with 6.
\n" ); document.write( "if it's exponential, the rate should be the same for all.
\n" ); document.write( "the equation, as far as i know, should be y = 30 * 1.4 ^ x
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the exponential formula is y = a * b ^ x
\n" ); document.write( "in this problem, a = 30 and b = 1.4\r
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