Exam 5: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
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The U.S.population is approximated by the function
where P(t) is measured in millions of people and t is measured in 30-year intervals, with t = 0 corresponding to 1930.What is the expected population of the United States in 2050 ( t = 4 )?

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How long will it take an investment of $4,000 to double if the investment earns interest at the rate of 7% compounded continuously? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
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Use logarithmic differentiation to find the derivative of the function. 

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Use the facts that log 3 = 0.4771 to find the value of the logarithm. 

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Find an equation of the tangent line to the graph of
at its inflection point.

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The strain (percent of compression) on the lumbar vertebral disks in an adult human as a function of the load x (in kilograms) is given by
.
Give the answer to four decimal places.
What is the rate of change of the strain with respect to the load when the load is 200 kg?
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What is the rate of change of the strain with respect to the load when the load is 400 kg?
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If the temperature is constant, then the atmospheric pressure P (in pounds/square inch) varies with the altitude above sea level h in accordance with the law
, where
is the atmospheric pressure at sea level and k is a constant.
If the atmospheric pressure is 15
at sea level and 13.5
at 5,000 ft, find the atmospheric pressure at an altitude of 15,000 ft.Please round the answer to one decimal place.
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How fast is the atmospheric pressure changing with respect to altitude at an altitude of 15,000 ft? Please round the answer to four decimal places.
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Sketch the graphs of the given functions on the same axes. 

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On the basis of data collected during an experiment, a biologist found that the growth of the fruit fly (Drosophila) with a limited food supply could be approximated by the exponential model
where t denotes the number of days since the beginning of the experiment. How fast was the population changing on the 20th day?

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