Question

A doctor estimates that a particular patient is losing bone density at a rate of 3% annually. the patient currently has a bone density of 1, 500 kg / m * g ^ 3 the doctor writes an exponential function to represent the situation. which should the doctor use for a and b in a function written in the form f(x) = a * b ^ x where f(x) represents the bone density after x years ?

Answer 1

a = 1500 b = .97

Explanation:

1500 ( .97)^x = bone density after n years

3% loss leave 97% each year (.97 in decimal)