Blue whales are an endangered species due to harpooning and hunting that began in 1900. Up until the 1960s it is estimated that 99% of the blue whale population was killed. Since then, whale harpooning has become illegal in most countries. Because of this, numbers have started to rise again. In 1979, 700 whales were reported off the coast of California. In 1996, 2580 whales were reported off the coast of California. The Law of Uninhibited Growth applies to this situation. Using the above data, find a function of the form N(t) = N0e^kt which models the number of whales t years after 1979. (Use t = 0 to represent the year 1979.)
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Blue whales are an endangered species due to harpooning and hunting that began in 1900. Up until the
1960s it is estimated that 99% of the blue whale population was killed. Since then, whale harpooning has
become illegal in most countries. Because of this, numbers have started to rise again.
In 1979, 700 whales were reported off the coast of California. In 1996, 2580 whales were reported off the
coast of California. The Law of Uninhibited Growth applies to this situation. Using the above data, find a
function of the form N(t) = N0e^kt which models the number of whales t years after 1979. (Use t = 0 to represent the year 1979.)
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