A cell of the bacterium E. coli divides into two cells every 20 minutes when placed in a nutrient culture. Let y = y t be the number of cells that are present t minutes after a single cell is placed in the culture. Assume that the growth of the bacteria is approximated by an exponential growth model. (a) Find an initial-value problem whose solution is y ( t ) . (b) Find a formula for y t . (c) How many cells are present after 2 hours? (d) How long does it take for the number of cells to reach 1,000,000?
A cell of the bacterium E. coli divides into two cells every 20 minutes when placed in a nutrient culture. Let y = y t be the number of cells that are present t minutes after a single cell is placed in the culture. Assume that the growth of the bacteria is approximated by an exponential growth model. (a) Find an initial-value problem whose solution is y ( t ) . (b) Find a formula for y t . (c) How many cells are present after 2 hours? (d) How long does it take for the number of cells to reach 1,000,000?
A cell of the bacterium E.coli divides into two cells every 20 minutes when placed in a nutrient culture. Let
y
=
y
t
be the number of cells that are present t minutes after a single cell is placed in the culture. Assume that the growth of the bacteria is approximated by an exponential growth model.
(a) Find an initial-value problem whose solution is
y
(
t
)
.
(b) Find a formula for
y
t
.
(c) How many cells are present after 2 hours?
(d) How long does it take for the number of cells to reach 1,000,000?
For each given function f(x) find f'(x) using the rules learned in section 9.5.
1. f(x)=x32
32x
2. f(x)=7x+13
3. f(x) =
x4
4. f(x) = √√x³
5. f(x) = 3x²+
3
x2
Find:
lim x →-6 f (x)
limx-4 f (x)
lim x-1 f (x)
lim x →4 f (x)
(-6,3) •
(-1,5)
-8
-7
(-6,-2)
4+
(4,5)
(4,2) •
(-1,1)
-6
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