Question

Armando planted a 9-inch tall magical beanstalk. The height of the beanstalk increases by 13% each day. Write a function f that determines the height of the beanstalk in inches in terms of the number of days t since Armando planted the beanstalk.

Answer 1

F(t) = 9(1 + 0.13)^t

Explanation:

Given :

Height of beanstalk = initial height = 9 inches

Percentage increase in height per day = 13%

This plant exhibits an exponential increase in growth per day, hence, the function will be modeled using an exponential function.

Using an exponential function :

F(t) = initial height(1 + percentage increase)^t

Where, t = number of days since tree was planted.

The function is :

F(t) = 9(1 + 0.13)^t