The exponential growth model for the population is
.
correspond to year
.
The Latvia country population in
is
.
The value of
is
.
correspond to year
.
Substitute
,
and
in
.




.
The population in
years is
.
(b) Find the population of country in
.
correspond to year
.
The population in
years is
.
Substitute
in
.



.
The population in
is
.
(c) The value of
is
.
Because
, the population is decreasing.
(a) The population in
years is
.
(b) The population in
is
.
(c) Because
, the population is decreasing.