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PLS HELP EMERGENCY!!!

PLS HELP EMERGENCY!!!-example-1
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Answer:


P(t) = 29816591(1.025)^(t-5)

Explanation:

Equation:

The equation for the population of California, in t years after 1990, is given by:


P(t) = 29816591(1.025)^t

In which 29816591 is the initial population, that is, the population in 1990.

From 1995:

First, we have to find the population in 1995(5 years after 1990), which is P(5), which we will consider as the initial value in the equation.

So


P(5) = 29816591(1.025)^5 = 33734736

So

Since t is still given in years after 1990, we have to subtract t by 1995 - 1990 = 5 in the exponent. So


P(t) = 29816591(1.025)^(t-5)

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