n the Question, A bacteria starts with 580 bacteria and grows at a rate proporational to its size. After 3 hours there will be 1740 bacteria (a)Express the Population P after t hours as a function of t. P(t)=   (b) what will be the population after 9 hours?   (c) How long will it take for the population to reach 2470? It says to Give your answer accurate to at least 2 decimal places.

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In the Question, A bacteria starts with 580 bacteria and grows at a rate proporational to its size. After 3 hours there will be 1740 bacteria

(a)Express the Population P after t hours as a function of t.

P(t)=

 

(b) what will be the population after 9 hours?

 

(c) How long will it take for the population to reach 2470? It says to Give your answer accurate to at least 2 decimal places.

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