Use a graphing calculator to estimate when the population will exceed 4841.

Roman Klimenko asked Dec 16, 2023

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Roman Klimenko asked Dec 16, 2023

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Given the population function as :

$p(t)\text{ = 1850}e^(0.13t)$

Solution

When we plot the function on a graphing calculator, we have:

The point marked blue represents the point (7.4, 4841).

Hence, the population will exceed 4841 when t = 7.5

Answer: 7.5

Yue Lin Ho answered Dec 22, 2023

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