Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
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Chapter 9 - Section 9.6 - Exponential Growth and Decay; Modeling Data - Exercise Set - Page 740: 6

Answer

$t=29.877$ years. thus, at year $2040$

Work Step by Step

$A=1173.1e^{0.008t}, A=1491$ $1491=1172.1e^{0.008t}$ $1.87=e^{0.008t}$ $\ln 1.87=0.008t$ $t=29.877$ years. thus, at year $2040$
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