Chapter 8.7, Problem 21ES

(a)

To determine

To calculate: The exponential growth rate and the exponential growth function for the length of the instruction book for the 1040 tax form when the length of the instruction book for the 1040 tax form increased exponentially from $2\text{ pages}$ in 1935 to $189\text{ pages}$ in 2011.

(b)

To determine

To calculate: The total number of pages in the instruction book in 2013 using the exponential function obtained in part (a) when the length of the instruction book for the 1040 tax form increased exponentially from $2\text{ pages}$ in 1935 to $189\text{ pages}$ in 2011.

(c)

To determine

To calculate: The year in which the instruction book would have $250\text{ pages}$ when the length of the instruction book for the 1040 tax form increased exponentially from $2\text{ pages}$ in 1935 to $189\text{ pages}$ in 2011.