Question

A town's population has been growing linearly. In 2003, the population was 26000, and the population has been growing by 2200 people each year.Write an equation for the population x years after 2003.P=

Answer 1

The linear growth model can be expressed as:

`P(x)=b\cdot x+P_0_{}`

Where b is the growth per year, and P₀ is the initial population. From the problem, we identify:

`\begin{gathered} b=2200 \\ P_0=26000 \end{gathered}`

Then, the equation of the population x years after 2003 is:

`P(x)=2200x+26000`