The expression gives the number of transistors in a dense integrated circuit in 1979 is:

Solution:
The increasing function is given as:

Where,
y is the future value
a is the initial value
r is the growth rate
t is the number of years
From given,
a = 5000

t = 1974 to 1979 = 5 years
Substituting the values in formula,

Thus the expression gives the number of transistors in a dense integrated circuit in 1979 is found