<u>Blank 1</u> D)18,500
<u>Blank 2</u> D) 1 year
<u>Blank 3</u> D) 1.03
<u>Step-by-step explanation:</u>
Here we have , the function below describes the number of students who involved at a university where f(t) represents the number of students in t purposes the time in years f(t) =18,500(1.03)^t . internally ____ students enrolled at the University every ___ the number of students who enrolled at the University increases by a factor of ___ . We need to find blanks:
<u>Blank 1</u>
To find initial value we put t=0 , in equation f(t) =18,500(1.03)^t :
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So , Initial value is 18,500 .
<u>Blank 2 and 3</u>
In every 1 year the number of students who enrolled at the University increases by a factor of 1.03 . As , it's an exponential function , with every value of t increment f(t) increase by a factor of 1.03 .