Question

An epidemiological study of the spread of a certain influenza strain that hit a small school population found that the total number of students, P, who contracted the flu t days after it broke out is given by the model P = -2²+ 17t + 180, where 1 st≤ 6. Find the day that 210 students had the flu. Recall that the restriction on this at most 6.

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Answer 1

At the 3rd day 160 students caught flu.

Explanation:

Consider the provided model P = − t ² + 13t + 130 where 1 ≤ t ≤ 6

The total number of students is represents by P.

We need to find the day that 160 students had the flu.

Substitute the value of P=160 in above formula.

Hence the value of t=10 or t=3

But it is given that 1 ≤ t ≤ 6, Therefore select t=3

Hence, at the 3rd day 160 students caught flu.