Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 3 - Section 3.1 - Exponential Functions - Exercise Set - Page 450: 73

Answer

a. $100$ percent. b. $68.5$ percent. c. $30.8$ percent. d. $20$ percent.

Work Step by Step

a. Given the function $f(x)=80e^{-0.5x}+20$, with $x=0$, we have $f(0)=80e^{0}+20=80+20=100$ percent. b. Let $x=1$; we have $f(1)=80e^{-0.5}+20\approx68.5$ percent. c. Let $x=4$; we have $f(4)=80e^{-0.5(4)}+20\approx30.8$ percent. d. Let $x=52$; we have $f(52)=80e^{-0.5(52)}+20\approx20$ percent.
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