So, here we have an exponential function.
Remember that an exponential function has the form:

Where a represents an initial amount, and r is the rate of this amount to change. (Increase, or decrease).
So, given that the population of City A in 2000 was 40 thousand people and the population increased by 13% each year, we can say that

So,

For city B:

But something different happens with city C. This is not an exponential function, this is a linear function.
So,

Answer: ![v=\sqrt[]{\frac{2K}{m} }](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=v%3D%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B%5Cfrac%7B2K%7D%7Bm%7D%20%7D)
Step-by-step explanation:

First, multiply by 2 to get rid of the 2 in the denominator. Remember that if you make any changes you have to make sure the equation keeps balanced, so do it on both sides as following;


Divide by m to isolate
.


To eliminate the square and isolate v, extract the square root.
![\sqrt[]{\frac{2K}{m} }=\sqrt[]{v^2}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B%5Cfrac%7B2K%7D%7Bm%7D%20%7D%3D%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7Bv%5E2%7D)
![\sqrt[]{\frac{2K}{m} }=v](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B%5Cfrac%7B2K%7D%7Bm%7D%20%7D%3Dv)
let's rewrite it in a way that v is in the left side.
![v=\sqrt[]{\frac{2K}{m} }](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=v%3D%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B%5Cfrac%7B2K%7D%7Bm%7D%20%7D)
Answer:
Decrease
Step-by-step explanation:
It gets smaller because it is 100% is full size, so less would make it smaller
40.75 - 7.05= 33.7
33.7 / 2 = 16.85
16.85 ft. should be on each side of the 7.05 ft. bench