Answer:
[tex]\begin{gathered} a)\text{ 23 \%} \\ b)\text{ w\lparen t\rparen= 90e}^{0.23t} \end{gathered}[/tex]
Explanation:
a)We have the general representation as follows:
[tex]w(t)\text{ = ae}^{kt}[/tex]
when t = 3, we have the value doubling
Thus: w(t) = 2 * 90 thousand = 180 thousand megawatts
Thus:
[tex]\begin{gathered} 180\text{ = 90e}^{3k} \\ e^{3k}\text{ = 2} \\ k\text{ = }\frac{ln\text{ 2}}{3}\text{ = 0.231} \end{gathered}[/tex]
This means we have the continuous growth rate at 23%
b) Writing w as a function of t, we have it that:
[tex]w(t)\text{ = 90e}^{0.23t}[/tex]
