Question

12. A wildlife manager determines that the

function y = 200 • 1. 07* represents the deer

population at a state park, x years after the

population is first counted. What is the population

after 12 years?

Answer 1

450

Explanation:

To evaluate the function for a particular value of the variable, put that value in place of the variable and do the arithmetic.

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y = 200×1.07^x for x = 12

y = 200×1.07^12 ≈ 200×2.252 ≈ 450

The deer population is about 450 after 12 years.