document.write( "Question 1197090: A population starts with 1, 000 individuals and triples every 80 years. (a) Give an exponential model for the situation. \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "A population starts with 1, 000 individuals and triples every 80 years.\r\n" );
document.write( " (a) Give an exponential model for the situation.\r\n" );
document.write( "Q(t) = \"Q%5B0%5D%2Ae%5Ekt\"  t being the time in years\r\n" );
document.write( "3000 = \"1000%2Ae%5E%2880k%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "3 = e^80k\r\n" );
document.write( "ln3/80 = k = ..0137 \r\n" );
document.write( "Q(t) =\"1000%2Ae%5E%28.0137t%29+\"\r\n" );
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