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Suppose that an initial population of 5000 bacteria grows exponentially at a rate of
(a) Find an initial-value problem whose solution is
(b) Find a formula for
(c) What is the doubling time for the population?
(d) How long does it take for the population of bacteria to reach 30,000?
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