A bacteria culture starts with 500 bacteria and after 3 hours there are 8000 bacteria (assume exponential growth model). a) Find an expression for the number of bacteria after t hours.
A bacteria culture starts with 500 bacteria and after 3 hours there are 8000 bacteria (assume exponential growth model). a) Find an expression for the number of bacteria after t hours.
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Chapter5: Exponential And Logarithmic Functions
Section5.5: Exponential And Logarithmic Models
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A bacteria culture starts with 500 bacteria and after 3 hours there are 8000 bacteria
(assume exponential growth model).
a) Find an expression for the number of bacteria after t hours.
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