SOLUTION: Find an exponential function with an initial mass = 12mg and increasing at a rate of 10.2% per hour. How would I do this!?

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Question 369820: Find an exponential function with an initial mass = 12mg and increasing at a rate of 10.2% per hour. How would I do this!?
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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where is the mass as a function of time, , is the rate of increase/decrease as a decimal, and is the initial mass.

For your problem the time units are hours, inital mass is 12mg, and the rate as a decimal is 0.102.



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