Using the equation of the line
y -yo = m (x-xo)
We substitute xo,yo and the slope
y -5 = -8(x-1) .....> y = -8x +8 +5 = -8x +13
y = -8x +13
The population function of the Western Lowland Gorillas can either represent population growth or population decay
<h3>How to model the population</h3>
The question is incomplete, as the resources to model the population of the Western Lowland Gorillas are not given.
However, the following is a general guide to solve the question.
An exponential function is represented as:

Where:
- (a) represent the initial value i.e. the initial population of the Western Lowland Gorillas
- (r) represents the rate at which the population increases or decreases.
- (x) represents the number of years since 2022
- (y) represents the population in x years
Given that the population of the Western Lowland Gorillas decreases, then the rate of the function would be 1 -r (i.e. an exponential decay)
Take for instance:

By comparison.
a = 2000 and 1 - r = 0.98
The above function can be used to model the population of the Western Lowland Gorillas
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Answer:
x-axis
Step-by-step explanation:
The asymptote is a straight line that the curve gets closer and closer to but never touches it.
The given exponential function is
.
The given graph has a horizontal asymptote,
The equation of this horizontal asymptote is y=0.
This is also refers to as the x-axis.
Therefore the asymptote is the x-axis.
This can be solved by factoring.
First, set the expression equal to zero.

Then, find two the factors of

whose sum is

.

Split

into these two factors.

Next, factor by grouping.

By the Zero Product Property, set each factor equal to zero.


These are the solutions. The Complex Conjugate Root Theorem and the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra both state that, in essence, real and imaginary solutions come in pairs of two and every polynomial of degree

has exactly

complex roots, but real roots are also complex roots. That sounds confusing, but this just means that you're done.
Your answers are -2 and 1/3. There are two real roots.