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A scientist is studying the growth of a particular species of plant. He writes the following equation to show the height of the plant f(n), in cm, after n days:
f(n) = 10(1.02)n
Part A: When the scientist concluded his study, the height of the plant was approximately 11.04 cm. What is a reasonable domain to plot the growth function? (4 points)
Part B: What does the y-intercept of the graph of the function f(n) represent? (2 points)
Part C: What is the average rate of change of the function f(n) from n = 1 to n = 5, and what does it represent? (4 points)
Answer:
see below
Step-by-step explanation:
f(n) = 10(1.02)^n
Part A
Let f(n) = 11.04
11.04 = 10 * 1.02 ^n
Divide each side by 10
11.04/10 = 1.02^n
1.104 = 1.02^n
Taking the log of each side
log 1.104 = log 1.02^n
We know log a^b = b log a
log 1.104 = n log 1.02
log 1.104 / log 1.02 = n
4.99630=n
Rounding n to 5
The domain should be 0 ≤n≤5
Part B
f(n) = 10(1.02)^n
The function is in the form y =a b^x where a is the y intercept
The y intercept is 10. This is the value when n =0 days.
Part C
To find the average rate of change
f(5) – f(1)
———–
5-1
f(5) = 11.04
f(1) = 10 *1.02 =10.2
11.04 – 10.2
———–
5-1
.84
—–
4
.21 cm per day
The average rate of growth over the 4 days is .21 cm per day