Exponential Decay
hour Number of Bacteria
250
62.5
3.91
10
0.97
The population change of bacteria in a pond is shown in the table.
Which graph shows a rate of change that is similar to the rate of change of the bacteria?

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Answer:

c. Exponential decay with the function [tex]A=A_oe^{-0.3466t}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

#We plot our values in Excel. The plot output is an exponential decay graph.

[tex]A=A_oe^{kt}\\\\A_o-initial \ value\\A=ending \ value\\e-exponent value\\k-continous \ decay \ rate\\\\t-time[/tex]

Take any two values from our data to determine the k decay rate:

[tex]A=A_oe^{kt}, A_o-250, A-62.5, t=4\\\\62.5=250e^{4k}\\\\4k=In 0.25\\\\k=-0.3466[/tex]

Hence, the function for exponential decay is given as:

[tex]A=A_oe^{-0.3466t}[/tex]

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