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Exponential Growth and Decay

 

Inverse, Exponential, and Logarithmic Functions

 
 

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Problem 4.1: If P = 300e2t, at what time will P=600?
 
Problem 4.2: A strain of bacteria multiply in such a fashion that they double in number every 4 hours. Find an expression that describes this kind of growth.
 
Problem 4.3: Find a function that meets the following:

= 0.693y    

 
Problem 4.4: The half-life of a substance is the time that it takes for the mass of that substance to decay to 50% of its original value. If a certain substance has a half-life of 30 minutes, what is an equation that describes its decay?
 
Problem 4.5: After 40 minutes, only 34% of a radioactive compound is remaining. What is the expression describing its decay?
 
 
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