The number of medical physicians that are active in the US is increasing, as indicated in...

  

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The number of medical physicians that are active in the US is increasing, as indicated in the table to the right. Year Active Physicians 2006 2015 2020 2025 This seems to follow an exponential growth model N(t) = Noekt, where t= 0 corresponds to 2006. (a) Use the data for 2006 and 2015 to find the explicit expression for N(t). 680,500 758,600 805,800 859,300 (b) Use your function N(t) to predict the number of active physicians in 2030. (b) Use your function N(t) to predict the number of active physicians in 2030. (c) According to N(t), how long does it take for the number to increase by 30%? The number of medical physicians that are active in the US is increasing, as indicated in the table to the right. Year Active Physicians 2006 2015 2020 2025 This seems to follow an exponential growth model N(t) = Noekt, where t= 0 corresponds to 2006. (a) Use the data for 2006 and 2015 to find the explicit expression for N(t). 680,500 758,600 805,800 859,300 (b) Use your function N(t) to predict the number of active physicians in 2030. (b) Use your function N(t) to predict the number of active physicians in 2030. (c) According to N(t), how long does it take for the number to increase by 30%?