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4. The population of a town is modeled by the equation P = 3485e

0.125

, where "P"

represents the population as of the year 2000.

• According to the model, what will the population of the town be in 2010?

In approximately what year will the population reach 50,000 people?

Must answer and show appropriate work for both questions here.

Student's Work

Student's Answer

A. Part A: 11,571 people in 2010

Part B: approx. 22 years

B. Part A: 38,416 people in 2010

Part B: approx. 13 years

C. Part A: 11,571 people in 2010;

Respuesta :

MrRoyal

The population of the town be in 2010 will be 121634, and it will take 21 years for the population to get to 50000

The population model is given as:

[tex]P(x) = 3485e^{0.125x}[/tex]

(a) The population in 2010

In 2010, the value of x is 10.

So, we have:

[tex]P(10) = 3485 * e^{(0.125 \times 10)}[/tex]

Evaluate the exponent

[tex]P(10) = 3485 * e^{(1.25)}[/tex]

This gives

[tex]P(10) = 121634[/tex]

(b) Year to reach 50000

This means that P = 50000.

So, we have:

[tex]50000 = 3485e^{0.125x}[/tex]

Divide both sides of the equation by 3485

[tex]14.35 = e^{0.125x}[/tex]

Take natural logarithm of both sides

[tex]\ln(14.35) =0.125x[/tex]

[tex]2.66 =0.125x[/tex]

Divide both sides by 0.125

[tex]21.28 = x[/tex]

Rewrite as:

[tex]x =21.28[/tex]

Approximate

[tex]x =21[/tex]

Hence, the population of the town be in 2010 will be 121634, and it will take 21 years for the population to get to 50000

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