| 10
− 100 ≥ 0 =
| 10
≥ 10 2 = { | ≥ 2} = [2∞).
(b) The sine and exponential functions have domain , so () = sin( − 1) also has domain .
19. Use = with the points (16) and (324). 6 = 1
=
6
and 24 = 3 ⇒ 24 =
6
3 ⇒
4 = 2 ⇒ = 2 [since 0] and =
6
2
= 3. The function is () = 3 · 2 .
20. Use = with the points (−13) and
1
4
3
. From the point (−13), we have 3 = −1 , hence = 3. Using this and
the point
1
4
3
, we get
4
3
= 1 ⇒
4
3
= (3) ⇒
4
9
= 2 ⇒ =
2
3
[since 0] and = 3( 2
3 ) = 2. The
function is () = 2( 2
3 )
.
21. If () = 5 , then
( + ) − ()
=
5 + − 5
=
5 5 − 5
=
5 5 − 1
= 5
5
− 1
.
22. Suppose the month is February. Your payment on the 28th day would be 2 28−1 = 2 27 = 134,217,728 cents, or
$1,342,177.28. Clearly, the second method of payment results in a larger amount for any month.
23. 2 ft = 24 in, (24) = 24 2 in = 576 in = 48 ft. (24) = 2 24 in = 2 24 (12 · 5280) mi ≈ 265 mi
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24. We see from the graphs that for less than about 18, () = 5 () = 5 , and then near the point (18171) the curves
intersect. Then () () from ≈ 18 until = 5. At (53125) there is another point of intersection, and for 5 we
see that () (). In fact, increases much more rapidly than beyond that point.
25. The graph of finally surpasses that of at ≈ 358.
26. We graph = and = 1,000,000,000 and determine where
= 1×10 9 . This seems to be true at ≈ 20723, so 1×10 9
for 20723.
27. (a) (b) Using a graphing calculator, we obtain the exponential
curve () = 3689301(106614) .
(c) Using the TRACE and zooming in, we find that the bacteria count
doubles from 37 to 74 in about 1087 hours.
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28. Let = 0 correspond to 1900 to get the model = , where 808498 and 101269. To estimate the population in
1925, let = 25 to obtain 111 million. To predict the population in 2020, let = 120 to obtain 367 million.
29. (a) Three hours represents 6 doubling periods (one doubling period is 30 minutes). Thus, 500 · 2 6 = 32,000.
(b) In hours, there will be 2 doubling periods. The initial population is 500,
so the population at time is = 500 · 2 2 .
(c) =
40
60
=
2
3
⇒ = 500 · 2 2(23) ≈ 1260
(d) We graph 1 = 500 · 2 2 and 2 = 100,000. The two curves intersect at
≈ 382, so the population reaches 100,000 in about 382 hours.
30. (a) Let be the initial population. Since 18 years is 3 doubling periods, · 2 3 = 600 ⇒ =
600
8
= 75. The initial
squirrel popluation was 75.
(b) A period of years corresponds to 6 doubling periods, so the expected squirrel population years after introduction
is = 75 · 2 6 .
(c) Ten years from now will be 18 + 10 = 28 years from introduction. The population is estimated to be
= 75 · 2 286 ≈ 1905 squirrels.
31. Half of 760 RNA copies per mL, corresponding to = 1, is 380 RNA copies per mL. Using the graph of in Figure 11, we
estimate that it takes about 35 additional days for the patient’s viral load to decrease to 38 RNA copies per mL.
32. (a) The exponential decay model has the form () = 1
2
15 , where is the
number of hours after midnight and () is the BAC. We are given that
(0) = 014, so = 014, and the model is () = 014 1