Question 1067083: A microbiologist is studying a new strain of flesh-eating bacteria that can be found in oceans around the world. After collecting a year’s worth of data about the time it takes for the bacteria to replicate, she determines the following function b(t)=45.4(5.69)^t, where b(t) is the amount of bacteria in parts per thousand per day, t. What is the a value and what does it mean in terms of the problem situation?
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A microbiologist is studying a new strain of flesh-eating bacteria that can be found in oceans around the world. After collecting a year’s worth of data about the time it takes for the bacteria to replicate, she determines the following function b(t)=45.4(5.69)^t, where b(t) is the amount of bacteria in parts per thousand per day, t.
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What is the a value and what does it mean in terms of the problem situation?
a = population at t = 0
a = 45.4 bateria in parts per thousand at the start of the study.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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