SOLUTION: Let's imagine that in 2001, a surgeon performs the first brain transplant, the only transport performed that year. If in 2010, there are 1160 brain transplants, find an exponential

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Question 1115086: Let's imagine that in 2001, a surgeon performs the first brain transplant, the only transport performed that year. If in 2010, there are 1160 brain transplants, find an exponential growth function that fits the data.(round decimals to three places.)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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Q=I%2Ab%5Ex

1=1b%5E0

1160=b%5E9

log%28%281160%29%29=9%2Alog%28%28b%29%29

log%28%28b%29%29=log%28%281160%29%29%2F9

log%28b%29=0.3405
b=2.19

highlight%28Q=2.19%5Ex%29
x, time in years since 2001


(not the only possible arrangement)