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The function f(t)=870(0.997)^{24t}f(t)=870(0.997) 24t represents the change in a quantity over t days. What does the constant 0.997 reveal about the rate of change of the quantity?

The function f(t)=870(0.997)^{24t}f(t)=870(0.997) 24t represents the change in a quantity-example-1
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ANSWER:

Explanation:

We can see that the rate of change is 0.997, it is less than 1, this means it is decaying.

The value that decays then would be the subtraction between 1 and 0.997, like this:


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