The population of a town grew from 20,000 to 28,000. the continuous growth rate is 15%. the equation 20,000e^0.15t=28000 represents the situation, where t is the number of years the population has been growing. about how many years has the population of the town been growing? use a calculator and round your answer to the nearest whole number

When a rectangle is dilated, how do the perimeter and area of the rectangle change?

The federal reserve controls certain interest rates in the united states. investors often try to speculate as to whether the federal reserve will raise or lower rates and by how much. suppose a company conducts extensive interviews with financial analysts, and as a result, predicts that "thefed" will increase rates by an average of 0.25 percentage points every six months for the forseeable future. which type of equation could be used to model the predicted interest rates over the next several years, assuming no other significant changes? a) a linear equation b) a quadratic equation c) a polynomial equation d) an exponential equation

Use the squared identities to simplify sin^2x cos^2x