Use the REGRESSION Feature on a Graphing Calculator

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Use the REGRESSION feature on a graphing calculator.
-A strain of E-coli Beu-recA441 is placed into a petri dish at 30°Celsius and allowed to grow. The following data are collected. Theory states that the number of bacteria in the petri dish will initially grow according to the law
Of uninhibited growth. The population is measured using an optical device in which the amount of light that
Passes through the petri dish is measured. Find the exponential equation in the form rm , where x i, where x s the hours of growth. Round to four decimal
Places.

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Definitions:

Deadweight Loss

An economic inefficiency that occurs when the total amount of losses in welfare or surplus exceeds the gains, often due to taxes or monopolies.

Labor Taxes

Financial obligations placed on workers or their employers, calculated as a portion of the salaries paid to employees.

Consumer Surplus

The differentiation between the amount consumers are ready to disburse for a product or service and the amount they actually disburse.

Producer Surplus

The difference between the amount that a producer is actually paid for a good compared to the minimum amount they would be willing to accept for the good.