"x = 2; a = 5; b = 3" A 5 inch tall bamboo shoot doubles in height every 3 days. If the equation y=ab^x, where x is the number of doubling periods, represents the height of the bamboo shoot.
Answer:
x-intercept: 4
y-intercept: 2
Step-by-step explanation:
finding the x-intercept:
first, substitute y = 0.
2x + 4 x 0 = 8
then, remove the 0.
2x + 0 = 8
then, divide both sides. 2x = 8
so, x = 4.
finding the y-intercept:
first, substitute x = 0.
then, solve.
2 x 0 + 4y = 8
so, y = 2.
The geometric mean of two numbers x and y is √(xy).
So, if the geometric mean of 3 and a is 9 =>
9 = √(3a)
=> 9^2 = 3a
=> a = 9^2 / 3
a = 81 / 3
a = 27
Answer: the value of a is 27.
B. (2,20] is the correct answer
