Answer:
25
Step-by-step explanation:
b=4x+1 h=x+1 A=175
A=bh
Substitute: 175=(4x+1)(x+1)
Expand: 175=4x^2+5x+1
Subtract 175
4x^2+5x-174=0
Solve w/quadratic formula
(-5 <u>+</u> sqrt(25+2784))/8
Simplify: x=6 or -29/4
Distance is positive, so x=6
4x+1=4*6+1=25
Answer: bsf google
Step-by-step explanation: go to google look it up and find the answer
Answer:
2 hours: 3968 <u>[I don't understand the $ sign in the answer box]</u>
At midnight: 12137
Step-by-step explanation:
The bacteria are increasing by 15% every hour. So for every hour we will have what we started with, plus 15% more.
The "15% more" can be represented mathematically with (1 + 0.15) or 1.15. Let's call this the "growth factor" and assign it the variable b. b is (1 + percent increase).
Since this per hour, in 1 hour we'll have (3000)*(1.15) = 3450
At the end of the second hour we're increased by 15% again:
(3450)*(1.15) = 3968.
Each additional hour add another (1.15) factor, If we assign a to be the starting population, this can be represented by:
P = a(1.15)^t for this sample that increase 15% per hour. t is time, in hours.
If a represents the growth factor, and P is the total population, the general expression is
P = ab^t
Using this for a = 3000 and b = 1.15, we can find the total population at midnight after starting at 2PM. That is a 10 hour period, so t = 10
P = (3000)*(1.15)^10
P = 12137
