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Population grows.
The population of Boston, MA in 2019 was
692,600 people with an annual rate of increase
1.4%. In what year the population of Boston
will reach 1,000,000 people, if the grows rate
stays the same? The function describing
population grows is P(x)=692,600 - 1.014,
where x is number of years.

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MrRoyal

Population are often modelled by exponential functions

The population will reach 1000000 people after 26.5 years

The population function is given as:

[tex]P(x) = 692600 \times 1.014^x[/tex]

When the population reaches 1000000 people, we have:

P(x) = 1000000

So, the equation becomes

[tex]1000000 = 692600 \times 1.014^x[/tex]

Divide both sides by 692600

[tex]1.444=1.014^x[/tex]

Take logarithm of both sides

[tex]log(1.444)=log(1.014)^x[/tex]

Apply logarithm to both sides

[tex]log(1.444)=xlog(1.014)[/tex]

Make x the subject

[tex]x = \frac{log(1.444)}{log(1.014)}[/tex]

Solve the logarithms of 1.444 and 1.014

[tex]x = \frac{0.15957}{0.00603}[/tex]

Divide

[tex]x = 26.5[/tex]

The value of x, is the number of years the population reaches 1000000 people.

Hence, the population will reach 1000000 people after 26.5 years

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