A midwestern city finds its residents moving to the suburbs. Its population is declining according to the

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A midwestern city finds its residents moving to the suburbs. Its population is declining according to the function P(t) = P0 e-0.04t, where t is time measured in years and P0 is the population at time t = 0. Assume that P0 = 1,000,000.

(a) Find the population at time t = 1 to the nearest thousand.

(b) How long, to the nearest tenth of a year, will it take for the population to decline to 750,000?

(c) How long, to the nearest tenth of a year, will it take for the population to decline to half the initial number?

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College Algebra

ISBN: 978-0134697024

12th edition

Authors: Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, David I. Schneider, Callie Daniels

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