Given:
The population P of a city is given by,
[tex]P=115600e^{0.024t,}[/tex]To find:
The time taken for the population to reach 130,000.
Explanation:
Substituting P = 130,000 in the given function, we get
[tex]\begin{gathered} 130000=115600 \\ e^{0.024t}=\frac{130000}{115600} \\ e^{0.024t}=1.1245 \\ 0.024t=\ln1.1245 \\ 0.024t=0.1174 \\ t=4.891 \\ t\approx4.89years \end{gathered}[/tex]Therefore, the number of years required for the population to reach 130,000 is 4.89years.
Final answer:
The number of years required is 4.89years.
