The population of a city is increasing at a rate of 4% each year. In 2000, there were 236,000 people in the city. Let t represent the number of years since 2000 and P represent the population. Write an exponential growth function to model this situation.

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answer:

a(n) - a(n-1) -3

discussion:

this ones a bit interesting. given a(n) = 5 - 3n consider this:

a(n-1) = 5 - 3(n-1)

          = (5 - 3n) + 3             => but a(n) = 5 - 3n, the first term

          = a(n)   + 3                 => subtract 3 from both sides

a(n-1) -3 = a(n)  

or

a(n) - a(n-1) -3

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