The exponential function is P = 5.63(1.0145)ⁿ. And the population of the city in 2018 is 6.1379 million, the number of the years when the population of the city is 10 million is 40 years, and the doubling time will be 49 years.
What is an exponent?
The exponent denotes that the base will rise to a specific level of strength. The base is X, and the power is n.
In 2012, the population of a city was 5.63 million. The exponential growth rate was 1.45% per year.
Then the exponential function will be given as
P = 5.63 (1.0145)ⁿ
Where P is the population (in million) and n is the number of years.
Then the population of the city in 2018 will be
n = 2018 - 2012 = 6
Then we have
P = 5.63 (1.0145)⁶
P = 5.63 x 1.0902
P = 6.1379 million
The number of the years when the population of the city is 10 million.
10 = 5.63 x (1.0145)ⁿ
1.776 = (1.0145)ⁿ
Taking log both sides, then we have
log 1.776 = n x log 1.0145
n = 39.90
n ≅ 40 years
Then the doubling time will be
2 = (1.0145)ⁿ
Taking log on both sides, then we have
log 2 = n x log1.0145
n = 48.1489
n ≅ 49 years
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