Question

The population of a town in California is modeled by the function f(x)=16,612(1.024)x. If the initial population (that is, the population when x=0) was measured January 1, 2013, what will the population be on January 1, 2029? Round your answer to the nearest whole number, if necessary.

Answer 1

Since the initial population is recorded in the year 2013, then x represents the number of years after 2013.

Therefore, to answer this question we have to evaluate the given function at:

`x=2029-2013=16.`

Evaluating the given function at x=16, we get: