Answer:
1222 billion dollars.
Step-by-step explanation:
To find the total increase from 1960 to 2010, we need to find the growth of each decade and sum them all:
In the period 1960-1970, we have x = 1, and the growth is:
[tex]y(1) = 43e(1/2) = 70.895[/tex]
In the period 1970-1980, we have x = 2, and the growth is:
[tex]y(2) = 43e(2/2) = 116.8861[/tex]
The growth in the following 3 periods are:
[tex]y(3) = 43e(3/2) =192.7126[/tex]
[tex]y(4) = 43e(4/2) = 317.7294[/tex]
[tex]y(5) = 43e(5/2) =523.8472[/tex]
So the total growth in the period 1960 - 2010 is:
[tex]Total = y(1) + y(2) + y(3) + y(4) + y(5)[/tex]
[tex]Total = 70.895 + 116.8861+192.726+317.7294+523.8472[/tex]
[tex]Total = 1222.08\ billion\ dollars[/tex]
Rounding to the nearest billion dollars, we have a total of 1222 billion dollars.