Find the number of bacteria present after 5 hours.

Question

A certain type of bacteria grows according to the function f(t)=1,700e0.1732t,where Pis the number of bacteria present after t hours.
Find the number of bacteria present after 5 hours.

Answer 1

f(t) = 1700e^0.1732t

 

To find the number of bacteria present after t = 5 hours, just plug in t = 5:

 

f(t) = 1700e^0.1732*5

 

f(t=5) = 1700e^0.866

 

f(t=5) ≅ 4042