Two cities each have a population of 1.2 million people. City A is growing by a factor of 1.13 every 10 years, while city B is decaying by a factor of 0.84 every 10 years.
a. Write an exponential function for each city′s population and after t years.
PA(t) =
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millions
PB(t) =
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millions
b. Generate a table of values for t = 0 to t = 50, using 10-year intervals, then sketch a graph of each town's population on the same grid. [Round the answers to 3 decimal places.]
City A Pop. |
City B Pop. |
|
Year |
(in millions) |
(in millions) |
0 |
1.200 |
1.200 |
10 |
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20 |
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30 |
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40 |
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50 |
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