In a lab, a scientist is growing bacteria for a study. The scientist begins with a bacteria population of b cells. She discovers that after 2 hours, the population of bacteria is

62 cells. If the population of the bacteria after these 2 hours is one million cells, what

was the population at the start? Explain how you found your answer.

The answer is below

Step-by-step explanation:

The growth of the bacteria is in the form of an exponential growth. It is given by the formula:

At 2 hours, the population is 62 cells, hence:

After another 2 hours (4 hours), the population is 1 million:

Put r = 4.844 in equation 1

g = (2, 2)

step-by-step explanation:

given the ratio is 1 : 1 then f is the midpoint of eg

let the coordinates of g = (x, y)

using the midpoint formula

(0 + x) = 1 ( multiply both sides by 2 )

0 + x = 2 ⇒ x = 2

similarly

(4 + y) = 3 ( multiply both sides by 2 )

4 + y = 6 ( subtract 4 from both sides )

y = 2

coordinates of g = (2, 2)