Chapter 6.8, Problem 374E

For the next set of exercises, use the following table, which shows the population of San Francisco during the 19th century.

Years since1850	Population(thousands)
0	21.00
10	56.80
20	149.5
30	234.0

Source: http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/history/hgpop.htm.

374. [T] The best-fit exponential curve to the data of the form $P\left(t\right)=a{e}^{bt}$ is given by $P\left(t\right)=35.26e^{0.06407t}$ , Use a graphing calculator to graph the data and the exponential curve together.