World wind energy generating 95 capacity, W , was 371 gigawatts by the end of 2014 and

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World wind energy generating 95 capacity, W , was 371 gigawatts by the end of 2014 and has been increasing at a continuous rate of approximately 16.8% per year. Assume this rate continues. (Generating capacity is the maximum amount of power generated per unit time.) 

(a) Give a formula for w, in gigawatts, as a function of time, t, in years since the end of 2014. 

(b) When is wind capacity predicted to pass 500 gigawatts?

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Applied Calculus

ISBN: 9781119275565

6th Edition

Authors: Deborah Hughes Hallett, Patti Frazer Lock, Andrew M. Gleason, Daniel E. Flath, Sheldon P. Gordon, David O. Lomen, David Lovelock, William G. McCallum, Brad G. Osgood, Andrew Pasquale

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