The population of a town was 2000 at the beginning of 2000. The population P of the town after n years can be represented by the following formula:
P = 2000 x r^n
It is known that the population of the town was 2805 at the beginning of 2005.
(a) find the value of r
(b) What will be the precentage increase in population of the town from the beginning of 2000 to the beginning of 2018?