Answer:
The population of bacteria can be expressed as a function of number of days.
Population = ![\[5*2^{n-1}\]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5C%5B5%2A2%5E%7Bn-1%7D%5C%5D)
where n is the number of days since the beginning.
Step-by-step explanation:
Number of bacteria on the first day=![\[5 * 2^{0} = 5\]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5C%5B5%20%2A%202%5E%7B0%7D%20%3D%205%5C%5D)
Number of bacteria on the second day = ![\[5 * 2^{1} = 10\]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5C%5B5%20%2A%202%5E%7B1%7D%20%3D%2010%5C%5D)
Number of bacteria on the third day = ![\[5*2^{2} = 20\]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5C%5B5%2A2%5E%7B2%7D%20%3D%2020%5C%5D)
Number of bacteria on the fourth day = ![\[5*2^{3} = 40\]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5C%5B5%2A2%5E%7B3%7D%20%3D%2040%5C%5D)
As we can see , the number of bacteria on any given day is a function of the number of days n.
This expression can be expressed generally as where n is the number of days since the beginning.
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What are you trying to find ?
( im not really sure) i think it would be a, sorry if im wrong!
