Question

the number of people with the flu during the epidemic is a function,f, of the number of days,d, since the epidemic began. The equation began. The equation f(d)= 50*(3/2)^d defines f.How quickly is the flu spreading? or what is the exponential growth factor?

Answer 1

We have that the general exponential formula is:

`f(x)=a\cdot b^x`

In this case, we have:

`f(d)=50\cdot((3)/(2))^d`

the term b on the exponential formula is also known as the growth factor. Therefore, in this case the growth factor is b=3/2