SOLUTION: A toxin is introduced into a bacterial colony, and t hours later, the population is given by {{{N(t)=5000(1+t)e^(-.2t)}}} a) what was the population when the teoxin was introdu

Question 860330: A toxin is introduced into a bacterial colony, and t hours later, the population is given by

a) what was the population when the teoxin was introduced?
b) when is the population maximized
c) find the maxiumu population?
plz explain step by step
Answer by josgarithmetic(39623) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Just look what happens at t=0. That will answer (a), (b), and (c). The equation is exponential DECAY.

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