Chapter 5: Q 89. (page 299)
Solve the equation.
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The solution to the equation, is, .
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Chapter 5: Q 89. (page 299)
Solve the equation.
The solution to the equation, is, .
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Growth of a Colony of Mosquitoes
The population of a colony of mosquitoes obeys the law of uninhibited growth.
(a) If N is the population of the colony and t is the time in days, express N as a function of t.
(b) If there are 1000 mosquitoes initially and there are 1800 after 1 day, what is the size of the colony after 3 days?
(c) How long is it until there are 10,000 mosquitoes?
Use transformations to graph the function. Determine the domain, range and horizontal asymptote of the function.
In Problems 41-52, use transformations to graph each function. Determine the domain, range, and horizontal asymptote of each function.
Is there any function of the form that increases more slowly than a logarithmic function whose base is greater than 1? Explain.
Population Model The following data represent the population of the United States. An ecologist is interested in building a model that describes the population of the United
States.

(a) Using a graphing utility, draw a scatter diagram of the data using years since 1900 as the independent variable and population as the dependent variable.
(b) Using a graphing utility, build a logistic model from the data.
(c) Using a graphing utility, draw the function found in part (b) on the scatter diagram.
(d) Based on the function found in part (b), what is the carrying capacity of the United States?
(e) Use the function found in part (b) to predict the population of the United States in 2012.
(f) When will the United States population be 350,000,000?
(g) Compare actual U.S. Census figures to the predictions found in parts (e) and (f). Discuss any differences.
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