Question

The equation f(x)=9000 x (0.985)^t models the population of Blueville, where x represents the number of years since 2012. What is the population of Blueville in 2012?

Answer 1

that is when t=0

$f(0)=9000(0.985)^0$

$f(0)=9000(1)$

$f(0)=9000$

population is 9000

Answer 2

The population of Blueville in 2012 from the given exponential function is; 9000

How to solve exponential functions?

We are given the equation of the function as;

f(x) = 9000(0.985)^(t)

where;

x is the number of years since 2012

Thus, in the year 2012, it means that t will be 0 as number of years is 0 by then. Thus;

f(0) = 9000(0.985)^(0)

f(0) = 9000 * 1

f(0) = 9000

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