Determine what type of model best fits the given situation: every day half a bacterial population dies

A. Linear
B. Exponential
C. None of these
D. Quadratic

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Answer:

N = N0 e^-x t   is the general form for Half-Life decay of atoms

B would be the correct choice

The type of model is exponential if the situation is every day half a bacterial population dies option (B) is correct.

What is an exponential function?

It is defined as the function that rapidly increases and the value of the exponential function is always positive. It denotes with exponent y = a×

where a is a constant and a>1

We have a situation:

Every day half a bacterial population dies

As we know from the exponential function, the function that rapidly increases or decreases.

The standard form of the exponential function is:

y = a×

As the everyday half of bacterial population dies

Let the starting population is a

After one day: = a/2

After second day: = a/4

After third day: = a/8

After nth day: = (a/2)(1/2)ⁿ⁻¹

The above expression represents an exponential function.

Thus, the type of model is exponential if the situation is every day half a bacterial population dies option (B) is correct.

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