SOLUTION: If algae grows at a rate that can be modeled by the exponential function A(t) = aert, what is the surface area of algae on a pond if the initial area of the algae is 3 square meter

SOLUTION: If algae grows at a rate that can be modeled by the exponential function A(t) = aert, what is the surface area of algae on a pond if the initial area of the algae is 3 square meter

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Question 1159245: If algae grows at a rate that can be modeled by the exponential function A(t) = aert, what is the surface area of algae on a pond if the initial area of the algae is 3 square meters, the growth rate is 20%, and the algae grows for three days? (Use 2.718 for the value of e.)
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
this is A=Aoe^rt
=3*e^(0.2*3)
=3e^0.6
Area=5.466 m^2

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