The U.S. Census Bureau keeps a running clock totaling the U.S. population. On September 20, 2012, the

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The U.S. Census Bureau keeps a running clock totaling the U.S. population. On September 20, 2012, the total was increasing at the rate of 1 person every 12 sec. The population figure for 8:11 p.m. EST on that day was 314,419,198.

a. Assuming exponential growth at a constant rate, find the rate constant for the population’s growth (people per 365-day year).

b. At this rate, what will the U.S. population be at 8:11 p.m. EST on September 20, 2019?

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Thomas Calculus Early Transcendentals

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Authors: Joel R Hass, Christopher E Heil, Maurice D Weir

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