Question

the function f(x)=14,600(1.1) represents the population o a town after x years what was the original population

Answer 1

The original population is 14,600.

Explanation:

The question is as following:

The function
`f(x) = 14,600(1.1)^x`

represents the population of a town x years after it was established.

where x is time in years and is an exponent of (1.1)

Since we are finding for the original population, So x = 0

f(x) = 14,600 (1.1)^0

Any number raised to the power of 0 is just equal to 1.

∴ f(x) = 14,600

The original population is 14,600.