A Graphical Look at Bacteria Growth: If 100 Bacteria Are

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Essay

A graphical look at Bacteria Growth: If 100 bacteria are present at the start,the number of bacteria in a culture which changes by constant factor f every hour is given by N(t)= 100(
).Use a graphing calculator to graph this function for various values of f where f > 0.Describe how the graphs where 0 < f < 1 differ from the graphs where f > 1.How does the number of bacteria change when 0 < f < 1? How does the number of bacteria change when f > 1? Describe the graph where
How does the number of bacteria change when f = 1?

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