The population of the city of Bingville increases at a rate proportional to the number of its inhabitants present at any time t. If the population of Bingville was 30000 in 1970 and 35000 in 1980; what will be the population of Bingville in 1990?
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The problem states that the population increases at a rate proportional to the number of inhabitants, which indicates exponential growth. The general form of the exponential growth equation is: \[ P(t) = P_0 e^{kt} \] where \( P(t) \) is the population at time Show more…
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