A population of bacteria grows at a rate modeled by cells per hour

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · CBSE · Mathematics · Integrals · Integrals

Problem

A population of bacteria grows at a rate modeled by P′(t)=50e0.4tP'(t)=50e^{0.4t} cells per hour, where tt is the time in hours after the culture is started. After how many hours will exactly 10,000 cells have been added to the population? Give your answer to three decimal places.

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