SOLUTION: The consumption of electricity has increased at a continuous rate of 6% per year. If it continued to increase at this rate, find the number of years before exactly twice as much el
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Question 608919: The consumption of electricity has increased at a continuous rate of 6% per year. If it continued to increase at this rate, find the number of years before exactly twice as much electricity would be needed. Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The consumption of electricity has increased at a continuous rate of 6% per year.
If it continued to increase at this rate, find the number of years before exactly twice as much electricity would be needed.
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Let t = no. of yrs for the price to double
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1*(1+.06)^t = 2
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Use nat logs to solve this:
t*ln(1.06) = ln(2)
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t = ; use a calc
t = 11.89 yrs
