A population P is growing at the rate of 9% each year and at time t years

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A population P is growing at the rate of 9% each year and at time t years may be approximated by the formula P = P0(1.09)t, t ≥ 0 where P is regarded as a continuous function of t and P0 is the population at time t = 0.

a. Find an expression for t in terms of P and P0.

b. Find the time T years when the population has doubled from its value at t = 0, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.

c. Find, as a multiple of P0, the rate of change of population dP/dt at time t = T.

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Pearson Edexcel A Level Mathematics Pure Mathematics Year 2

ISBN: 9781292183404

1st Edition

Authors: Greg Attwood, Jack Barraclough, Ian Bettison, David Goldberg, Alistair Macpherson, Joe Petran

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