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The population of Washington, DC, was 802.2 thousand in 1950 and 572.1 thousand in 2000.a....

The population of Washington, DC, was 802.2 thousand in 1950 and 572.1 thousand in 2000.

a. Find a natural growth function P(x) = a • bx that gives the population of Washington as a function of years after 1950.


b. Use the model from part (a) to predict Washington’s population in the year 2010.


c. Find the exact value of the year in which the population of Washington falls to half the initial value.


d. Approximate your answer from part (c), correct to four decimal places.

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