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the romans made many contributions that are still used in the world today.
one of their most important innovations was the use of paved roads. the
romans built nearly 250,000 miles of roads, extending from egypt to modern
england. at its height the roman empire contained 29 highways extending
both in and out of the country. the roman highway system facilitated trade,
but it was primarily intended to move the empire's armies quickly and
efficiently. this the romans expand their empire across several
countries.
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1. from approximately 500 b. c. to 80 a. d., the roman empire expanded their control of the italian
peninsula. by 44 b. c. the romans power had expanded to spain, macedonia, asia minor, gaul, north
africa and greece. according to census records, the population, p in rome in 500 b. c.e was only
about 310,000. with the expansion of the empire, the population increased at a rate of 85% per year.
a. write a function that can be used to determine the population after t years. state and explain the
meaning of the values used to create the function in the context of the question.
b. use the function to find the population of the roman empire in 80 a. d. round your answer to the
nearest thousand.