Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: Concepts & Applications (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32184-874-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-32184-874-1

Chapter 12 - Exponential Functions and Logarithmic Functions - 12.7 Applications of Exponential Functions and Logarithmic Functions - 12.7 Exercise Set - Page 837: 56

Answer

The bladder infection will occur about $4\ \text{hr}$ after 11:00 A.M., or 3:00 P.M.

Work Step by Step

First, find the time $t$ when the bladder contains 25,000 E. coli bacteria, so put $N\left( t \right)=25,000$ in the above expression as, $\begin{align} & N\left( t \right)=3000{{\left( 2 \right)}^{\frac{t}{20}}} \\ & 25000=3000{{\left( 2 \right)}^{\frac{t}{20}}} \\ & \frac{25000}{3000}={{\left( 2 \right)}^{\frac{t}{20}}} \\ & 8.33={{\left( 2 \right)}^{\frac{t}{20}}} \end{align}$ Taking the logarithm on both sides, $\begin{align} & \ln \left( 8.33 \right)=\ln {{\left( 2 \right)}^{\frac{t}{20}}} \\ & 2.11=\frac{t}{20}\cdot \ln 2 \\ & 42.2=t\cdot 0.693 \\ & 61.2\approx t \end{align}$ Now, again find the value of time $t$ when the bladder contains 100,000,000 E. coli bacteria, so put $N\left( t \right)=100,000,000$ in the above expression as, $\begin{align} & N\left( t \right)=3000{{\left( 2 \right)}^{\frac{t}{20}}} \\ & 100,000,000=3000{{\left( 2 \right)}^{\frac{t}{20}}} \\ & \frac{100,000,000}{3000}={{\left( 2 \right)}^{\frac{t}{20}}} \\ & 33333.333={{\left( 2 \right)}^{\frac{t}{20}}} \end{align}$ Taking logarithm on both sides, $\begin{align} & \ln \left( 33333.333 \right)=\ln {{\left( 2 \right)}^{\frac{t}{20}}} \\ & 10.414=\frac{t}{20}\cdot \ln 2 \\ & 208.28=t\cdot 0.693 \\ & 300.5\approx t \end{align}$ So, the time taken to reach 100,000,000 bacteria is, $300.5\ \text{min}-61.2\text{min}=239.3\text{min}\approx \text{240min}=4\text{hr}$
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