Example 3

A number of bacteria, [math]f(t)[/math], at any time [math]t[/math], in hours, can be estimated using the function [math]f(t) = 3000(1.24)^t[/math]. What was the initial size of the bacteria colony? Is the bacteria population exponentially decaying or growing?

 

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Materialtyp
Aktivität
Tags
bacteria  change  decay  decreasing  dependent  exponential  function  growth  increasing  independent  population quantity rate rateofchange Mehr anzeigen...
Zielgruppe (Alter)
14 – 18
Sprache
English
 
 
 
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