A flu epidemic hits a college community, beginning with five cases on day t = 0. The rate of growth of the epidemic (new cases per day) is given by the following function  r(t),  where t is the number of days since the epidemic began. r(t) = 22 e0.05t (a) Find a formula for the total number of cases of flu in the first t days. F(t) =        (b) Use your answer to part (a) to find the total number of cases in the first 20 days. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry
13th Edition
ISBN:9781133382119
Author:Swokowski
Publisher:Swokowski
Chapter5: Inverse, Exponential, And Logarithmic Functions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 15T
icon
Related questions
Question
A flu epidemic hits a college community, beginning with five cases on day t = 0. The rate of growth of the epidemic (new cases per day) is given by the following function 
r(t),
 where t is the number of days since the epidemic began.
r(t) = 22 e0.05t
(a)
Find a formula for the total number of cases of flu in the first t days.
F(t) = 
 
 
 
(b)
Use your answer to part (a) to find the total number of cases in the first 20 days. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
F(20) =  cases
Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps with 2 images

Blurred answer
Recommended textbooks for you
Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry
Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry
Algebra
ISBN:
9781133382119
Author:
Swokowski
Publisher:
Cengage
Linear Algebra: A Modern Introduction
Linear Algebra: A Modern Introduction
Algebra
ISBN:
9781285463247
Author:
David Poole
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
College Algebra
College Algebra
Algebra
ISBN:
9781305115545
Author:
James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
College Algebra
College Algebra
Algebra
ISBN:
9781938168383
Author:
Jay Abramson
Publisher:
OpenStax
Intermediate Algebra
Intermediate Algebra
Algebra
ISBN:
9780998625720
Author:
Lynn Marecek
Publisher:
OpenStax College
Algebra and Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)
Algebra and Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)
Algebra
ISBN:
9781305071742
Author:
James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson
Publisher:
Cengage Learning