Given:
The function is:
[tex]C(t)=10(1.029)^{24t}[/tex]
Where, C(t) is the total number of cells after t hours.
To find:
The function that is approximately equivalent to C(t).
Solution:
We have,
[tex]C(t)=10(1.029)^{24t}[/tex]
It can be rewritten as:
[tex]C(t)=10(1.029^{24})^{t}[/tex] [tex][\because (a^m)^n=a^{mn}][/tex]
[tex]C(t)\approx 10(1.986)^{t}[/tex] [tex][\because 1.029^{24}\approx 1.986][/tex]
The function [tex]C(t)=10(1.986)^{t}[/tex] is approximately equivalent to C(t).
Therefore, the correct option is 3.
