Respuesta :
Answer:
[tex]P(t)=a\cdot 4^{\frac{t}{9.1}}[/tex], where a is initial value.
Step-by-step explanation:
We have been given that Tobias sent a chain letter to his friends, asking them to forward the letter to more friends. The number of people who receive the email increases by a factor of 4 every 9.1 weeks. We are supposed to write the function to represent the given scenario.
Our function will be in form of [tex]P(t)=a\cdot b^{f(t)}[/tex], where,
a = Initial value,
b = Factor of increase,
[tex]f(t)[/tex] = Linear function to determine the time.
Since number of people receiving email increase every 9.1 weeks, that is 1 people is 9.1 weeks, so slope of the increase would be [tex]\frac{1}{9.1}[/tex].
Increase in number of people in t weeks would be [tex]\frac{1}{9.1}(t)=\frac{t}{9.1}[/tex].
Upon substituting our given values in growth function, we will get:
[tex]P(t)=a\cdot 4^{\frac{t}{9.1}}[/tex]
Therefore, our required function would be [tex]P(t)=a\cdot 4^{\frac{t}{9.1}}[/tex], where a is initial value.