A population numbers 12,000 organisms initially and grows by 8.6% each year. Suppose P represents population, and t represents the number of years of growth. An exponential model for the population can be written in the form P = a â‹… b^t where P represents the population.
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This is our starting point, so in the equation P = a ⋅ b^t, 'a' represents the initial population. Therefore, a = 12,000. Show more…
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