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A fisherman illegally introduces some fish into a lake, and they quickly propagate. The growth of the

population of this new species (within a period of a few years) is modeled P(x) = 5b, where x is the
time in weeks following the introduction and b is a positive unknown base. Find b if you know the lake contains 33 fish after eight weeks. Show step by step

A fisherman illegally introduces some fish into a lake, and they quickly propagate-example-1
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y=5(1.2666)^x

Step-by-step explanation:


5(b)(b)(b)(b)(b)(b)(b)(b)=33