Given:
To find:
The .
Solution:
In circle B, is central angle and
is inscribed angle from two points A and C.
According to central angle theorem, central angle is always twice of inscribed angle.
[Central angle theorem]
Divide both sides by 2.
Therefore, .
ANSWER
Approximately after 15 minutes.
EXPLANATION
The growth rate of the first bacteria is
The growth rate of the first bacteria :
To find the time that, there will be an equal number of bacteria, we equate the two equation;
We solve for t to get,
Or
We discard the negative value.
This implies that,