Answer:
Explanation:
<u>Equation:</u>
This is a decaying exponential function, because the exponent is negative.
Then, the larger the value of t (number of months), the smaller A (the number of hectares).
The factor 1,562.5 is the initial number of hecares, when t = 0.
You must find the value of t when A equals 500, thus solve the equation:
Divide both sides by 1,562.5
Take base-10 logarithms on both sides:
Note that the logarithm of a number decimal number is negative number, thus t will be positive. When you compute that, it is about 4.9 months.