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nikkixmarie:
@JustSaiyan
nikkixmarie:
The growth of a population of bacteria can be modeled by the exponential function P(t) = 500 (2)tThe graph models the population of the bacteria colony P(t) as a function of the time, t, that has passed.
What was the average rate of change for the first four weeks of population growth?
[_] bacteria per week
JustSaiyan:
I am not that great at Math, you will want @Vocaloid when she gets on, when she has time.
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nikkixmarie:
@563blackghost
JustSaiyan:
@TheSmartOne
nikkixmarie:
@TheSmartOne
nikkixmarie:
@ThisGirlPretty
TheSmartOne:
Average rate of change is just the slope. So what are the coordinates of the first week and the fourth week?
And then use the slope formula to find it. :)
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nikkixmarie:
is it 1000
TheSmartOne:
Show your work
nikkixmarie:
i did 500 times 2t
nikkixmarie:
got 1000t
TheSmartOne:
That's not how you find the slope of two points.
Also your equation is 500(2)^t
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nikkixmarie:
i dont know how to do this i gotta hurry im in class rn
TheSmartOne:
What are the two points when x=1 and when x=4
The formula is
Slope is (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)