Answer:
x=3
Step-by-step explanation:
f(x) = 2^x
Let f(x) =8
8 = 2^x
Rewriting 8 as 2^3
2^3 = 2^x
The bases are the same so the exponents are the same
3=x
Lines that are parallel have the same slope, and the given line (y = 6x - 5) has a slope of 6; we are looking for a line with a slope of 6.
To form an equation for a line, you need to know the y-intercept (the point at which the line intersects the y-axis). The first step to finding the y-intercept is to plot the given point. After you've done that, count six units up (this is our slope) and one to the right; plot the point. Lastly, draw the line by connecting the points and see where the line intersects the y-axis.
My graph shows that the line intersects the y-axis at -17. All that's left now is to put our information together into an equation. I'm assuming the problem wants the equation in slope-intercept form; slope-intercept form is y = mx + b where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept, so it would look like this:
y = 6x -17
Hope this helps.
We find the value of N₀ since we are provided with initial conditions.
The condition is that, at time t = 0, the amount of substance contains originally 10 grams.
We substitute:
10 = N₀ (e^(-0.1356)*0)
10 = N₀ (e^0)
N₀ = 10
When the substance is in half-life (meaning, the half of the original amount), it contains 5 grams. We solve t in this case.
5 = 10 e^(-0.1356*t)
0.5 = e^(-0.1356*t)
Multiply natural logarithms on both sides to bring down t.
ln(0.5) = -0.1356*t
Hence,
t = -(ln(0.5))/0.1356
t ≈ 5.11 days (ANSWER)
