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A city had a population of 5,839 at the begining of 1965 and has been growing at 3.4% per year since then. (a) Find the size of the city at the beginning of 2002. Answer: equation editor Equation Editor (b) During what year will the population of the city reach 9,463,442 ? Answer:

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          A city had a population of 5,839 at the begining of 1965 and has been growing at 3.4% per year since then.
(a) Find the size of the city at the beginning of 2002.
Answer:
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(b) During what year will the population of the city reach 9,463,442 ?
Answer:

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Elementary and Intermediate Algebra

Alan S. Tussy, R. David Gustafson 5th Edition

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To solve the problem, we will use the formula for exponential growth, which is given by: \[ P(t) = P_0 \times (1 + r)^t \] where: - \( P(t) \) is the population at time \( t \), - \( P_0 \) is the initial population, - \( r \) is the growth rate (as a decimal), - Show more…

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A city had a population of 5,839 at the begining of 1965 and has been growing at 3.4% per year since then. (a) Find the size of the city at the beginning of 2002. Answer: equation editor Equation Editor (b) During what year will the population of the city reach 9,463,442 ? Answer: