Ex. 4 A colony of bacteria has a population of three thousand at noon on Monday. During the next week, the colony’s population doubles every day. What is the population of the bacteria colony just before midnight on Thursday?
Solution:
The equation to be graphed is y = 3000(2)^x .
Noon Monday to midnight Thursday means x = 3.5 days.
A: By Thursday midnight, there will be 33, 941 bacteria.
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10 Refer to Ex 4 about bacteria growth. What is the end behavior for the bacteria? Explain what it means in this real life situation. Is there an asymptote? Why or why not? How many bacteria were present on Monday noon? How can you determine that from the graph?