Problema Solution

At the beginning of a population study, a city had 260,000 people. Each year since, the population has grown by 2.3%.

Let t be the number of years since start of the study. Let y be the city's population.

Write an exponential function showing the relationship between y and t.

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The exponential fucntion is:

y = 260,000*(1+0.023)^t

y = 260,000*(1.023)^t