Exponential Equations 20

Question

The number of bacteria in a culture is given by the functionwhere  is measured in hours.

(a) What is the relative rate of growth of this bacterium population?Your answer is___    percent

(b) What is the initial population of the culture (at t=0)?Your answer is  ___ 

(c) How many bacteria will the culture contain at time t=5?Your answer is  ___ 

Answer 1

n(t) = 950e^0.15t

Growth rate = 15%

Initial population = n(0) = 950

Population when t = 5 is n(5) = 950e^0.75 = 2011

Answer 2

B) anything*0=0...................

C) 5hrs=5518.712653