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According to the U.S. Census, the population of Virginia Beach, Virginia, was 393 thousand...

According to the U.S. Census, the population of Virginia Beach, Virginia, was 393 thousand in 1990 and 425 thousand in 2000.

a. Find a linear function P(t) that gives the population P as function of the year t.


b. Use your model to predict the population of Virginia Beach in 2003.


c. According to your model, what is the yearly rate of change in the population of Virginia Beach?


d. Use your model to predict the month of the calendar year in which the population of Virginia Beach grows to 500 thousand people.

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