document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1148896>Question 1148896</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 9-inch tall sunflower is planted in a garden and the height of the sunflower increases exponentially. 5 days after being planted the sunflower is 15.1655 inches tall.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the 5-day growth factor for the height of the sunflower?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.6100484927<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the 1-day growth factor for the height of the sunflower?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.1099996575<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the 7-day growth factor for the height of the sunflower?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "11.27339449<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't know how you can get the right answer for the second question without having the right answer for the first....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) 5-day growth factor:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2) 1-day growth factor:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5-day growth factor, to the (1/5) power.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) 7-day growth factor:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1-day growth factor, to the 7th power, or 5-day growth factor, to the (7/5) power.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note your answer to the first question is reasonable, and close to the correct answer.  Maybe you punched in the wrong numbers on your calculator?<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your answer to the third question is not reasonable.  If it grows from 9 inches to about 15 inches in 5 days, a growth factor of about 1.6, it's not going to grow by a factor of 11 in 7 days.  The answer should be something close to 2.<br><BR>\n" );
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