Wes has been tracking the population of a town. the population was 3,460 last year and has been increasing by 1.35 times each year. how can wes develop a function to model this?

, where, 1.35 is the rate of growth.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the number of years and y be the population.

We have been given that Wes has been tracking the population of a town. The population was 3,460 last year and has been increasing by 1.35 times each year.          

Since the population increases exponentially, so we can use an exponential function to model the growth of population.

An exponential function is in form , where,

a = Initial value,

b = Rate of growth,

As our given growth rate is 1.35 and initial population was 3,460, so upon substituting these values in exponential growth formula we will get,

, where, 1.35 is the rate of growth.

Therefore, the function models our given situation.

the height of the surface increases from the center out to the sides of the road.

step-by-step explanation:

as we move out we move away from the x-axis.

and as mentioned in the problem statement that height of a road increases when we move away from the center x.

hence proved that 3rd option

the height of the surface increases from the center out to the sides of the road.

is the correct option.