Question 1175037: A population grows according to an exponential growth model, with Po =20 and P1 = 24
Pn=______xPn-1
Explicit formula for Pn
Pn=______
Answer by ikleyn(52841)   (Show Source):
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HINT
It is geometric progression with the common ratio of  =  =  .
 =  .
Explicit formula
=  , n = 0, 1, 2, 3, . . .
Notice that in this progression, indexation is not traditional: the first index value is 0 (not 1, as it is traditionally).
Solved, answered and explained.
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On geometric progressions, see introductory lessons
- Geometric progressions
- The proofs of the formulas for geometric progressions
- Problems on geometric progressions
- Word problems on geometric progressions
in this site.
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- ALGEBRA-II - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK.
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"Geometric progressions".
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