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Spreading a rumor. A jealous student started a malicious rumor on an isolated college campus of 5000 students. The number of people who know of the rumor within r days after it was started is given by the function
a. Find a and k and graph the function y = R(t).
b. How many students would have known of the rumor within 15 days after it started?
c. How many students altogether will know the rumor?
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College Algebra, Books a la Carte Edition Plus NEW MyLab Math with Pearson eText - Access Card Package (3rd Edition)
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- Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1AlgebraISBN:9780395977224Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. ColePublisher:McDougal LittellHolt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition...AlgebraISBN:9780547587776Author:HOLT MCDOUGALPublisher:HOLT MCDOUGAL
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