In the study of a population of bacteria, it was identified that the number N of bacteria, t hours after the beginning of the study, is given by the equation below, with the initial population of 20 thousand units. Under these conditions, how long has the population of bacteria tripled?

answer: a and c are correct

step-by-step explanation:

the +5 is the vertical translation

the added negative symbol in front is the reflection over the y-axis

the mistake in the pattern is that :

b. the decimal point was moved one too many place values each time

the correct pattern could be made by :

b. moving the decimal point to the right the same numbers of place values as the exponents

the answer to this is 4340

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