Find the monthly growth rate. College Algebra?
Thursday, June 4th, 2009 at
4:29 pm
An intel microprocessor contained 30,000 electronic components on January 1, 1976. The density of the elctronic components of the integrated circuit grew to 60,000 on July 1, 1977. Assuming exponential growth, find the monthly growth rate.
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(1 + .01r)^18 = 2
1 + .01r = 2^(1/18)
r = 100[2^(1/18) - 1]
r = 3.926% approximately