a) y = et b) y = log x 2) A population can be described by P(t) = 200(1.05). What is the doubling time for this population? 3) A population doubles every 8 years. Assuming exponential growth, find the a) Continuous growth rate b) Annual growth rate 4) Suppose the half-life of Kryptonite is 300 years. (give answers to 4 decimal places a) What is the annual decay rate? b) What is the continuous decay rate?

a) y = et b) y = log x 2) A population can be described by P(t) = 200(1.05). What is the doubling time for this population? 3) A population doubles every 8 years. Assuming exponential growth, find the a) Continuous growth rate b) Annual growth rate 4) Suppose the half-life of Kryptonite is 300 years. (give answers to 4 decimal places a) What is the annual decay rate? b) What is the continuous decay rate?

College Algebra

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Chapter4: Exponential And Logarithmic Functions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 12CC: Suppose that the initial size of a population is n0 and the population grows exponentially. Let n(t)...

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