Exponentials and Logarithms

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The population of a species of plant in a field is modelled using the formula P=50e0.1tP = 50e^{0.1t}P=50e0.1t Where t t\,t is the number of weeks since the population was first recorded.

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Write down the number of the plants when the population was first recorded.

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b.

Find the rate of increase in the population 10 weeks after the population was first recorded.

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c.

Find how many weeks it takes for the number of plants to exceed 300.

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