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Population In Exercises 51-54, the population (in millions) of a country in 2015 and the expected continuous annual rate of change k of the population are given. ( Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Data Base)
(a)Find the exponential growth model
for the population by letting
(b)Use the model to predict the population of the country in 2030.
(c)Discuss the relationship between the sign of k and the change in population for the country.
Country |
2015 Population |
k |
Canada |
35.1 |
0.008 |
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