Miriam and Jessica are growning bacteria in a laboratory. Miriam uses the growth function f(t)=n2t while Jessica uses the function g(t)=n4t , where n repersents the initial number of bacteria and t is the time, in hours. If Miriam starts wiith 16 bacteria, how many bacteria should Jessica start with to achieve the same growth over time? Show work to support your answer.
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+37155 Miriam starts with 16^2t And J starts with n^4t and we want these to be equal.....
Sooooo let's set them equal and solve for n the amount of bacteria Jessica needs
16^2t = n ^4t Log both sides to get
2t log16 = 4t log n divide by 2t
log16 = 2 log n divide by 2
(log 16 )/2 = log n 10 power both sides
10^((log16)/2) = n = 4 the number J needs to start with to keep things equal
+37155 Maybe a little easier way
16 ^2t = n ^4t
(4^2)^2t = n^4t
4^4t = n^4t so n = 4
