Okay, here we have this:
Considering the provided information, we are going to calculate the requested population, so we obtain the following:
Let us remember that we are talking about linear growth, therefore we will solve for the following formula:
[tex]\begin{gathered} f(x)=b+mx \\ 68000=17000+m(2) \\ 51000=2m \\ m=\frac{51000}{2} \\ m=25500 \end{gathered}[/tex]
Now, let's calculate the population after one year:
[tex]\begin{gathered} f(x)=17000+25500x \\ f(1)=17000+25500(1) \\ f(1)=17000+25500 \\ f(1)=42500 \end{gathered}[/tex]
Finally we obtain that after one year the population will be 42500.
