Suppose a city with population 500,000 has been growing at a rate of 4% per year. If this rate continues, find the population of this city in 17 years. The population in 17 years will be approximately N. (Round to the nearest whole number as needed.)

answer: solve 5\cdot 2^x=2405⋅2  

x

=2405, dot, 2, start superscript, x, end superscript, equals, 240.

solution

to solve for xxx, we must first isolate the exponential part. to do this, divide both sides by 555 as shown below. we do not multiply the 555 and the 222 as this goes against the order of operations!

\begin{aligned} 5\cdot 2^x& =240 2^x& =48 \\ \end{aligned}  

5⋅2  

x

2  

x

​    

=240

=48

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the second option

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150

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