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Problem 4c
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Section 7.4: Exponential Growth and Decay
Chapter 7: Differential Equations
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Given information
Given that a bacteria culture grows with a constant relative growth rate,
- The number of bacteria after hours was and after hours.
- The initial size of the culture was .
- And the relative growth rate is .
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
Let be the population of bacteria at time hours.
Given the initial size of the culture was , that is .
Given that the relative growth rate is .
Therefore, .