Find formula for expo fcn g(t)= a*b^t for pop. 8000 in year t=0, 3000 in year t=11.

[jheartsn]

g(t)= a*b^t


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P=g(t) is the size of an animal population that numbers 8000 in year t=0 and 3000 in year t=11.

 

[stapel]

g(t)= a*b^t

P=g(t) is the size of an animal population that numbers 8000 in year t=0 and 3000 in year t=11.

They gave you the formula and two data points. You plugged the two given points into the given formula, resulting in two equations in two unknowns. You solved this system of equations, and... then what?

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