Question

Please help for a medal and fan?


Iris has been studying an invasive population of snails. This particular snail has no local predators, so the population grows wildly. She has observed that the population follows an exponential rate of growth for fifteen years.
1.) Create your own exponential function, f(x), which models the snail population. You will need to identify the principal population of the snails and the rate of growth each year. Explain to Iris how your function shows the principal population and the rate of growth, in complete sentences.

Answer 1

so uh what assignment is this?

Answer 2

4.03 Exponential Functions and Models

Answer 3

I am reeaaally bad at exponential functions

Answer 4

oh ok, btw i just got a notice from flvs, they are exempting 4.04 so dont submit it okay?

Answer 5

Really?

Answer 6

and uh idk how to do this..

Answer 7

yep

Answer 8

Yeah, me neither. Do you know anyone that could help?

Answer 9

@ninjasandtigers

Answer 10

module 4 sucks

Answer 11

Yeah, it really does so far.

Answer 12

yeah i just finished 4.01 and 4.02 and got 10/10 on both of them

Answer 13

I got a 10/10 on 4.01, but a 7/10 on 4.02

Answer 14

i am an honors student with a grade of 91.52

Answer 15

I got an 83 in the class right now, not honors.

Answer 16

oh ok

Answer 17

what math is this

Answer 18

Algebra 1

Answer 19

oh sweet geezus thank you

Answer 20

I can't compete with you

Answer 21

Can you help @ninjasandtigers ?

Answer 22

yes hold on

Answer 23

ok, so the formula I think you would use is
\[P=P _{o}e ^{rt}\]
where
\[P= finalpopulation\]
\[P _{0}=initialpopulation\]
\[r=rate of growth\]
\[t=time\]

Answer 24

So for this question you are basically making up data and the time would be 15

Answer 25

That seems to complicated. I'm not that great at math and my teacher might think I'm trying to cheat. Can you make it more simple?

Answer 26

@ninjasandtigers ?

Answer 27

ok so you don't have anything but the time right? which is 15. you yourself have to choose the rate and the initial population

Answer 28

Does it matter what the rate and initial population is? Can I just pick at random?

Answer 29

yeah, thats what it sounds like

Answer 30

5 and 10?

Answer 31

5% as the rate and 10 as the initial population?

Answer 32

Yes

Answer 33

@ninjasandtigers you there?

Answer 34

sorry yeah i'm here

Answer 35

It's okay

Answer 36

ok so
\[f(x)=10(.005)^{15}\]
would be the function
where 10 is the initial population
.005 is the rate of growth
and 15 is the time

Answer 37

Okay, is that it?

Answer 38

seems like it

Answer 39

Okay, thanks! Can you help me with another question attached to this assignment for another medal on a different question?

Answer 40

sure

Answer 41

I will tag you in it.