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1.5 Exponentials and logarithms

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The growth in the population of worms, WWW, is modelled by the equation: W=95−75ektW = 95 - 75e^{kt}W=95−75ekt where k k\,k is a constant and t t\,t is the the number of days since the first measurement.

a.

Use the model to find the number of worms when measurements began.

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b.

After 50 days there were 35 worms. Use this information to find a complete equation for the model, giving your value of k k\,k to 3 significant figures.

[4]
c.

Use the model to predict the number of worms after one year.

[1]
d.

Sketch the graph of W W\,W against ttt.

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