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#1 2008-05-17 19:56:11
- sachik
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Bacterial Compound Growth???? Not sure what to call it
Pleeeeeease help me solve this!!!
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#2 2008-05-17 20:53:01
- Identity
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Re: Bacterial Compound Growth???? Not sure what to call it
The bacteria has quadrupled in size when
Plugging that in,
Now solve for t.
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#3 2008-05-17 21:34:33
- luca-deltodesco
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Re: Bacterial Compound Growth???? Not sure what to call it
or, in simpler terms
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#4 2008-05-17 21:38:26
- sachik
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Re: Bacterial Compound Growth???? Not sure what to call it
how would you solve that thought, im not very familiar with those types of problems.
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#5 2008-05-17 21:47:49
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Bacterial Compound Growth???? Not sure what to call it
The bacteria has quadrupled in size when
Plugging that in,
Now solve for t.
Cancelling N nought on both the sides,
Taking square roots on both sides of the equation,
Taking logarithm to base e on both sides of the equation,
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