Question

Please help I’m being timed!!! When planning road development, the road commission estimates the future population using the function represented in the table, where x is the time in years and f(x) is the total population. What is the significance of 160,000 in the function? A) the maximum population of the city B) the expected population in 5 years C) the initial population at the time of the estimation D) the amount of increase in the population in 5 years

Answer 1

The correct answer is C) The initial population at the time of the estimation

Explanation:

A mathematical function represents the relationship between two variables by showing how one increases or decreases as the other changes. In the case presented, the variables are the time in years represented by x and the population represented by f (x). In this context, the value 160.000 in column f(x) represents the population on the year 0, this means the current population or initial population when the function or estimation is created. On the other hand, other values represent the population in the future, for example, the value 173189 represents the population in 4 years.