Question

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The population of Cirque City was 43,129 in 1999 and was 56,780 in 2010. If the population was growing exponentially, what was the growth rate?

Answer 1

Explanation:

If we call 1999 year 0, then 2010 would be year 11. This makes the coordinates for our problem (0, 43129) and (11, 56780). That means that the initial value, a, is 43129 and we can use that to solve for b.

`56780=43129(b)^{11`

Divide both sides by 43129 to get

`1.31651557=b^{11` and take the 11th root on your calculator to get that

b = 1.025314051

Not sure how you need to round that.