The table below shows the population of rabbits in a forest each year for several years. Write an explicit formula to model the data and estimate the rabbit population in year 10 based on your model.year 12345population 5761152230446089216
Question
The table below shows the population of rabbits in a forest each year for several years. Write an explicit formula to model the data and estimate the rabbit population in year 10 based on your model.year 12345population 5761152230446089216
Solution
The data provided shows an exponential growth in the rabbit population. To model this data, we can use the exponential growth formula:
P = P0 * e^(rt)
where: P = future population P0 = initial population r = growth rate t = time (in years) e = Euler's number (approximately 2.71828)
First, we need to calculate the growth rate (r). We can do this by taking the population at year 2 and dividing it by the population at year 1, then taking the natural logarithm of the result:
r = ln(115/57) = 0.7143
Now we can plug this value, along with the initial population and the desired future year, into the formula to estimate the rabbit population in year 10:
P = 57 * e^(0.7143 * 10) = 57 * e^7.143 = 57 * 1265.46 = 72111.26
So, based on this model, we would estimate the rabbit population in year 10 to be approximately 72111.
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