Answer:
and 
Step-by-step explanation:
We will take numbers to one side and variables to one side eliminate the "Square" with "Square Root" and solve for the variable x. The process is shown below:

Now, we need to reduce the radical by using the rule shown below:

Now,

The correct answer is
and 
<u>Note:</u> squaring positive and negative makes the same answer
Answer: Town 1
Step-by-step explanation:
Town 1's population is growing at a factor of 1.02 which means that it is increasing by 2% a year.
Town 2 is growing at a factor of 0.999 which means that it is decreasing at a rate of:
= 1 - 0.999
= 0.1%
Town 3's population is increasing by 150 a year and town 4 is 200 people a year.
Town 1 will eclipse them all eventually because it is <u>growing proportionally at 2%</u>.
Towns 3 and 4 will eventually see 150 and 200 people fall below 2% of their town's population which means they will be growing at a slower rate than Town 1.