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The population of Mumbai, India, was 7.3 million in 1975 and 16.1 million in 2000.a. Find...

The population of Mumbai, India, was 7.3 million in 1975 and 16.1 million in 2000.

a. Find a natural growth function P(x) = a • bx that gives the population of Mumbai as a function of years after 1975.


b. Use the model from part (a) to predict Mumbai’s population in the year 2020.


c. Find the exact value of the year in which the population of Mumbai rises to 20 million.


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

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