The population of a community is known to increase at a rate proportional to the number of people present at time t. The initial population P0 has doubled in 5 years. Suppose it is known that the population is 8,000 after 3 years. What was the initial population P0

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step-by-step explanation:

the direct variation says that:

then the equation is of the form is given by:

            where k is the constant variation.

from the given table:

consider any value of x and m(x)=y

x = 2 and m(x)=y = 3

substitute these value in [1]; we have;

divide both sides by 2 we get;

⇒

check:

put x = -1 and m(x) = -1.5

substitute in the equation:

-1.5 = -1.5                   true

therefore, the function m(x) represents a direct variation

graph of this function as shown below:

answer: idk

step-by-step explanation: