The population of a town has approximately doubled every 17 years since 1950. if the equation p=po2k, where po is the population of the town in 1950, is used to model the population, p, of the town t years after 1950, what is the value of k?

The population of a town has approximately doubled every 17 years since 1950.

the equation P= where Po is the population of the town in 1950, is used to model the population, P, of the town t years after 1950.

When t=17 yrs

   P=2      

for 1 year

The equation becomes

P =                               -------------(1)

Our original equation is

----------------------------------(2)

equating expression 1  and 2

Cancelling  from both sides  we get

t/17=k

⇒k=t/17 is the solution.

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