SOLUTION: Please help me with my homework. Thank you! 7. An influenza virus is spreading through a school according to the function N(t) = 3(2)^t, where N is the number of people infected a

Question 1162545: Please help me with my homework. Thank you!
7. An influenza virus is spreading through a school according to the function N(t) = 3(2)^t, where N is the number of people infected and t is the time, in days.
a) How many people have the virus initially, when t = 0?
b) Determine the average rate of change between
i) day 1 and day 2 ii) day 2 and day 3
Compare the rates with respect to the given situation.
c) Estimate the instantaneous rate of change after 3 days. Explain what the value represents in this situation
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hint for part a):

(there is controversy about whether a = 0 should not be excluded, but the point is moot in this instance because your exponential base is 2.

b)

c) Just slightly north of 16 and a half.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

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