Question

The populations P (in thousands) of a certain city from 2000 through 2008 can be modeled by
P = 1118.8ekt,
where t is the year, with t = 0 corresponding to 2000. In 2002, the population was about 1,400,000.
(a) Find the value of k for the model. Round your result to four decimal places.
k =

(b) Use your model to predict the population in 2015. (Round your answer to the nearest person.)
P = thousand

Answer 1

\(\bf P = 1118.8e^{kt}\quad ?\)