Question

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A town's population has been growing linearly. In 2003, the population was 35000, and the population has been growing by 1200 people each year.

Write an equation for the population x years after 2003.

P= ?

Answer 1

Answer:
`P=1200x+35000`

Explanation:

Given: A town's population has been growing linearly. In 2003, the population was 35000, and the population has been growing by 1200 (constant rate of change) people each year.

The equation of a line is given by :-

`y=mx+c`, where m is the slope ( constant rate of change) and c is the initial value of the function.

From the given statement , we have the equation for the population x years after 2003 :-

`P=1200x+35000`