In 2003, a town’s population was 1,431. By 2007the population had grown to 2,134. Assume thepopulation is changing linearly. a. How much did the population grow between theyear 2003 and 200?? b. How long did it take the population to grow from1,431 people to 2,134 people? c. What is the average population growth per year? d. What was the population in the year 2000? e. Find an equation for the population, P of the town tyears after 2000. f. Using your equation, predict the population of thetown in 2014.
In 2003, a town’s population was 1,431. By 2007the population had grown to 2,134. Assume thepopulation is changing linearly. a. How much did the population grow between theyear 2003 and 200?? b. How long did it take the population to grow from1,431 people to 2,134 people? c. What is the average population growth per year? d. What was the population in the year 2000? e. Find an equation for the population, P of the town tyears after 2000. f. Using your equation, predict the population of thetown in 2014.
7. The populations of some predatory animals vary periodically. Assume that the
population of foxes in a forest varies with time. When records started being kept, there
were only 180 foxes, the minimum, and 6 years passed before they reached the
minimum again. The maximum number of foxes was 1000.
Complete each of the following 2 activities (A - B) for Question 7.
7A. Write the reflected cosine equation that would fit this situation.
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