The bacteria population in a petri dish was 14 at the beginning of an experiment. After 30 minutes the population of 20 in after an hour the population of 56

The answer is below

Step-by-step explanation:

A geometric sequence is a sequence such that each term after the first is found by multiplying the previous one by a fixed number (common ratio). It is given by:

where a is the first term, r is the common ratio.

From the question, the first term is 14 (at n = 1). a₁ = 14

After 30 minutes (n = 2), the population is 28. a₂ = 28

After 1 hour (n = 3), the population is 56. a₃ = 56

Common ratio (r) = a₃/a₂ = a₂/a₁ = 56 / 28 = 28/14 = 2

a) This sequence is represented as:

b) After 4 hours, that is n = 9:

step-by-step explanation:

if you want to solve percent error follow these steps.

1. subtract the accepted value from the experimental value.

2. take the absolute value of step 1.

3. divide that answer by the accepted value.

4. multiply that answer by 100 and add the % symbol to express the answer as a percentage.

if you want to solve percent of change just do this.

1. work out the difference (increase) between the two numbers you are comparing.

2. divide the increase by the original number and multiply the answer by 100. if your answer is a negative number then this is a percentage decrease.

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