SOLUTION: IN 1988, the number of transmitters in the Intel 386 Sx was 275,000. It has doubled every 24 months since then. Write an equation that predicts the number of transmitters in a micr

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Question 164838: IN 1988, the number of transmitters in the Intel 386 Sx was 275,000. It has doubled every 24 months since then. Write an equation that predicts the number of transmitters in a micro processer n years after 1988.

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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So in 1990, n=2, T=2%2A275000=2%5E1%2A275000
In 1992, n=4, T=2%2A2%2A275000=2%5E2%2A275000
In 1994, n=6, T=2%2A2%2A2%2A275000=2%5E3%2A275000
In 1996, n=8, T=2%2A2%2A2%2A2%2A275000=2%5E4%2A275000
If we look at the exponent of 2, it is always 1/2 of n or (n/2).
T=275000%2A2%5E%28n%2F2%29
where T is the number of transmitters (transistors?) and n is the number of years after 1988.