Growth of a laboratory culture

Growth of a laboratory culture

Secondary 3
5 marks
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The number of cells in a culture after \(t\) hours is modelled by \(N=240e^{kt}\), where \(k\) is a positive constant. After 6 hours there are 480 cells. Find \(k\) exactly and the time taken for the number of cells to reach 1200, correct to 3 significant figures.[5]

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Answer:\(k=\dfrac{\ln2}{6}\); \(13.9\) hours.

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