College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter 8, Sequences and Series - Section 8.1 - Sequences and Summation Notation - 8.1 Exercises - Page 602: 84

Answer

a) $C_n=1.1C_{n-1}$ b) $\approx8.6~g/L$

Work Step by Step

a) If the original amount was $4$ and it increases by $10\%$ each day, then $C_n=1.1C_{n-1}$ and $C_n=4(1.1)^{n}$. b) Plugging in $n=8$ into the formula, we get: $C_8=4(1.1)^{8}\approx8.6~g/L$
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