A blood sample has 500 bacteria present. A drug fights the bacteria such that every hour the number of bacteria remaining, r(n)r(n), decreases by half. Write the exponential function, r(n)r(n), as a function of the number, nn, of hours since the drug was taken.

x= -3 and

step-by-step explanation:

to find the roots of a cubic, use division or factoring to find the factors then set equal to 0. as this is a difference of cubes, it factors into

where a is the cube root of .

here   this is 27 and the cube root of 27 is 3. so we write using the form:

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set each factor to 0 and solve for x.

x-3=0

x=3

the quadratic expression does not factor and must be solved using the quadratic formula.

where a = 1, b=3, and c=9

this cubic has two complex roots.

practice. practice. practice.

a)(x-2)^2+(y-1)^2=9

step-by-step explanation:

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