The growth in population of a city can be seen using the formula p(t)= 8583λ^0.005t , where t is the number of years since 1941.

Question

Use this formula to calculate the population in 1951 

please be detailed 

Answer 1

10 years after 1941 is 1951, so all you have to do is to put t=10 into the formula, EXCEPT for the awkward fact that we do not know the value of lambda (λ).

 

Oftentimes, in such an instance of exponential growth, λ = e, and your calculator knows e, so that would be do-able.