A town is experiencing a growth pattern of 8% per year in its population P; that is dP / dt =0.08P, where P is the population of the town and t is the time, in years, from 2005.
(a) Given that the town’s population in 2005 was 400,
find the solution of the equation assuming = 400
and k = 0.08.
(b) What will the population be in 2015?
(c) What is the doubling time of the population?
(a)
(b) 890
(c) 8.7 yr
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