A water plant grows on the surface of a dam. The surface area covered by the plant doubles every day. At the beginning of a certain day, the plant covered one square metre of the surface. (a) Complete the following table: 4 6. Time n (in days) Area A covered (square metres) 1 1 4 8 16 (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) Sketch the graph of the area A against time n. What is the equation of this graph? What will the area be on the 9" day? Determine the day on which the area reached 1024 square meters. If the table changes as follows, determine the equation of the new graph. Explain what has happened graphically. Time n (in days) Area A covered (square metres) | 2 0. 1 3 4. 6. 3 9. 25

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A water plant grows on the surface of a dam. The surface area covered by
the plant doubles every day. At the beginning of a certain day, the plant
covered one square metre of the surface.
(a)
Complete the following table:
4
6.
Time n (in days)
Area A covered (square metres)
3
1
4
8
16
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
Sketch the graph of the area A against time n.
What is the equation of this graph?
What will the area be on the 9th day?
Determine the day on which the area reached 1024 square meters.
If the table changes as follows, determine the equation of the new
graph. Explain what has happened graphically.
4
6.
Time n (in days)
Area A covered (square metres)
3
3
9.
DETERMINING THE EQUATION OF A PARABOLA
TYPE 1
Here we are given the x-intercepts and one point on the graph. We will use the
structure y = a(x-x)(x-x,) where x, and x2 are the x-intercepts.
Transcribed Image Text:R N P P at atitil at titit titit tht titit A water plant grows on the surface of a dam. The surface area covered by the plant doubles every day. At the beginning of a certain day, the plant covered one square metre of the surface. (a) Complete the following table: 4 6. Time n (in days) Area A covered (square metres) 3 1 4 8 16 (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) Sketch the graph of the area A against time n. What is the equation of this graph? What will the area be on the 9th day? Determine the day on which the area reached 1024 square meters. If the table changes as follows, determine the equation of the new graph. Explain what has happened graphically. 4 6. Time n (in days) Area A covered (square metres) 3 3 9. DETERMINING THE EQUATION OF A PARABOLA TYPE 1 Here we are given the x-intercepts and one point on the graph. We will use the structure y = a(x-x)(x-x,) where x, and x2 are the x-intercepts.
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