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A certain forest covers an area of 4000km squared. Suppose that each year this area decreases by 3.75percent. What will the area be after 14 years

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Answer:

After 14 years, the area will be 2342.4 km squared.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the area is decreasing, we can use the decaying exponential function

[tex]y = A(1 - r)^{t}[/tex]

where

  • A represents the initial area.
  • r represents the rate at which the area changes
  • t is the time period

Given

Initial Area A = 4000 km squared

Rate r = 3.75% = 3.75/100 = 0.0375

Time period t = 14

To Determine

The Area after 14 years = y = ?

Plug in the values in the formula

[tex]y = A(1 - r)^{t}[/tex]

[tex]y\:=4000\left(1\:-\:0.0375\right)^{14}[/tex]

[tex]y=4000\cdot \:0.9625^{14}[/tex]

[tex]y=2342.4[/tex] km squared

Therefore, after 14 years, the area will be 2342.4 km squared.

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