document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=984020>Question 984020</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The function f(x) = 396(3)x represents the growth of a dragonfly population every year in a remote swamp. Pierre wants to manipulate the formula to an equivalent form that calculates every month, not every year. Which function is correct for Pierre's purposes?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. f(x) = 33(3)x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.  f(x) = 396(312)the x over 12 power<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c.  f(x) = 396(3 to the one twelfth power)12x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d.  f(x) = 4752(3)x </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "if one year has <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > months, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > years will have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > months\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, your answer is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29+=+396%283%5E%281%2F12%29%29%5E%2812x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29+=+396%283%5E%281%2F12%29%29%5E%2812x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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