<span>Simplifying
X2 + -4 = 0
Reorder the terms:
-4 + X2 = 0
Solving
-4 + X2 = 0
Solving for variable 'X'.
Move all terms containing X to the left, all other terms to the right.
Add '4' to each side of the equation.
-4 + 4 + X2 = 0 + 4
Combine like terms: -4 + 4 = 0
0 + X2 = 0 + 4
X2 = 0 + 4
Combine like terms: 0 + 4 = 4
X2 = 4
Simplifying
X2 = 4
Take the square root of each side:
X = {-2, 2}</span>
Given exponential function
f(x)= 
Where x is the number of years
f(x) is the number of tuna in thousands
To find out when number of tuna is 50 thousand , we plug in 50 for f(x) and solve for x

Divide by 230 on both sides

Take ln on both sides


Divide by ln(0.881) on both sides
x = 
x= 12.04
Year = 1974 + 12.04 = 1986
so in 1986 there will be 50 thousand tuna.
Answer:
10x
Step-by-step explanation: