The number of bacteria in a petri dish is recorded below: (days): 0 1.5 (cells): ;…

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · A Level · Mathematics · Exponentials and logarithms · Exponentials and logarithms

Problem

The number of bacteria in a petri dish is recorded below:

t

(days): 0 1.5

N

(cells):\; 600 840 Assuming exponential growth, determine the growth constant

k

(in day

^{-1}

) to three decimal places.