If the population of a particular country is growing at 1.5 % compounded continuously, how long will it take the population to

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DIA [1.3K] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-21T14:10:27+03:00

DIA [1.3K]3 years ago

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$e^{0.015t}=3$
Taking natural logs of both sides, we get
0.015t=ln 3
t = ln 3/0.015 = 73.24

The answer is 73.24 years.

If the population of a particular country is growing at 1.5 % compounded​ continuously, how long will it take the population to