SOLUTION: Bacteria usually reproduce by a process known as binary fission. In this type of reproduction, one bacterium divides, forming two bacteria. Under ideal conditions, some bacteria ca

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Question 1154398: Bacteria usually reproduce by a process known as binary fission. In this type of reproduction, one bacterium divides, forming two bacteria. Under ideal conditions, some bacteria can reproduce every 20 minutes. Find the constant k growth of these types of bacteria under conditions and write the growth equation.
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..., every 20 minutes. Find the constant k growth of these types of bacteria under conditions and write the growth equation.
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y=pe%5E%28kt%29, t in minutes
Double in quantity every twenty minutes
2=1%2Ae%5E%2820k%29
e%5E%2820k%29=2
ln%28e%5E%2820k%29%29=ln%282%29
20k=ln%282%29
k=ln%282%29%2F20
k=0.0347
for population p=0 when t=0, population y at any time t is
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