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Environmental sciences: Carbon Dioxide Pollution The burning of fossil fuels (such as...

Environmental sciences: Carbon Dioxide Pollution The burning of fossil fuels (such as oil and coal) added 20.3 billion tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere during 2010, and this annual amount is growing by 0.45 billion tons per year. Find a function C(t) for the amount of carbon dioxide added during the year t years after 2010, and use the formula to find how soon this annual amount will reach 25 billion tons. [Note: Carbon dioxide traps solar heat, increasing the earth’s temperature, and may lead to flooding of lowland areas by melting the polar ice.]

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