ANSWER
EXPLANATION
The given rational function is
We need to rationalize the denominator by multiplying both the numerator and the denominator by the conjugate of
which is
When we rationalize we obtain:
The denominator is now a difference of two squares:
We apply this property to get
This simplifies to
Or
The answer is: 50% (0.5)
<h2>Why?</h2>Exponential growth equations are use to predict the growth (in function of time) using proportional information.
We can calculate the exponential growth using the following formula:
Where,
S, is the starting value
r, is the growth rate
t, is the time
So, we are given the function:
Where,
f(t), is the function,
3, is the starting value (lb)
0.5 (50%) is the growth rate
nt, is the time elapsed.
Hence,
From the given function, we know that the growth rate is equal to 0.5, and it's equal to 50%.
We can turn the growth rate given in real numbers to percent value by multiplying by 100
So, the growth rate is 50%.
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