Suppose that a flu is spreading through a population. Initially, only one person is infected with the flu. It is also known that an infected person will infect two persons after one round of infection (and will not infect more people). Therefore, after first round of infection, there are two newly infected person each of which will infect two persons further and this continues unbounded.Your task is to derive the mathematical form of the rule that tells: iii. If we let the disease spread at the same rate, how many persons will be

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Suppose that a flu is spreading through a
population. Initially, only one person is
infected with the flu. It is also known that an
infected person will infect two persons after
one round of infection (and will not infect
more people). Therefore, after first round of
infection, there are two newly infected
person each of which will infect two persons
further and this continues unbounded.Your
task is to derive the mathematical form of the
rule that tells: iii. If we let the disease spread
at the same rate, how many persons will be
infected after 5 rounds?Show your work
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that a flu is spreading through a population. Initially, only one person is infected with the flu. It is also known that an infected person will infect two persons after one round of infection (and will not infect more people). Therefore, after first round of infection, there are two newly infected person each of which will infect two persons further and this continues unbounded.Your task is to derive the mathematical form of the rule that tells: iii. If we let the disease spread at the same rate, how many persons will be infected after 5 rounds?Show your work
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