document.write( "Question 1159240: A bacteria population increases from 20,000 to 50,000 in 8 days. Find a formula for the number of bacteria after t days. What is the continuous rate of increase? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "The formula is  N(t) = \"20000%2A%2850000%2F20000%29%5E%28t%2F8%29\",  or,  equivalently,\r\n" );
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document.write( "    N(t) = \"20000%2A%285%2F2%29%5E%28t%2F8%29\".    ANSWER\r\n" );
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document.write( "The exponential daily growing factor is  \"%285%2F2%29%5E%281%2F8%29\" = 1.121353.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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