SOLUTION: A population of beetles are growing according to a linear growth model. The initial population (week 0) is P 0 = 4 , and the population after 4 weeks is P 4 = 52 .

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Question 1186029: A population of beetles are growing according to a linear growth model. The initial population (week 0) is
P
0
=
4
, and the population after 4 weeks is
P
4
=
52
.
Find an explicit formula for the beetle population after
n
weeks.
P
n
=

After how many weeks will the beetle population reach 292?
weeks
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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