### Bacterium Population Growth ProblemThe number of bacteria in a culture is given by the function:\[ n(t) = 970e^{0.5t} \]where \( t \) is measured in hours.#### Questions:1. **What is the relative rate of growth of this bacterium population?** - Your answer is: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ percent2. **What is the initial population of the culture (at \( t = 0 \))?** - Your answer is: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_3. **How many bacteria will the culture contain at time \( t = 5 \)?** - Your answer is: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Click on "Next Question" to proceed to the following problem.

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The number of bacteria in a culture is given by the function n(t)= 970e0.5t where t is measured in hours. (a) What is the relative rate of growth of this bacterium population? Your answer is percent (b) What is the initial population of the culture (at t=0)? Your answer is (c) How many bacteria will the culture contain at time t=5? Your answer is

The number of bacteria in a culture is given by the function n(t)= 970e0.5t where t is measured in hours. (a) What is the relative rate of growth of this bacterium population? Your answer is percent (b) What is the initial population of the culture (at t=0)? Your answer is (c) How many bacteria will the culture contain at time t=5? Your answer is

Calculus For The Life Sciences

2nd Edition

ISBN:9780321964038

Author:GREENWELL, Raymond N., RITCHEY, Nathan P., Lial, Margaret L.

Publisher:GREENWELL, Raymond N., RITCHEY, Nathan P., Lial, Margaret L.

Chapter2: Exponential, Logarithmic, And Trigonometric Functions

Section2.3: Applications: Growth And Decay

Problem 15E

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