Takumi plants a tree in his backyard and studies how the number of branches grows over time.He predicts that the relationship between N, the number of branches on the tree, and t, the elapsed time, in years, since the tree was planted can be modeled by the following equation.N=5⋅100.3tAccording to Takumi's model, in how many years will the tree have 100 branches?Give an exact answer expressed as a base−10 logarithm.years
Q. Takumi plants a tree in his backyard and studies how the number of branches grows over time.He predicts that the relationship between N, the number of branches on the tree, and t, the elapsed time, in years, since the tree was planted can be modeled by the following equation.N=5⋅100.3tAccording to Takumi's model, in how many years will the tree have 100 branches?Give an exact answer expressed as a base−10 logarithm.years
Write Equation and Value: Write down the given equation and the value for N that we want to achieve.We are given the equation N=5×10(0.3t) and we want to find the value of t when N=100.
Set Up and Solve: Set up the equation with N=100 and solve for t.100=5×10(0.3t)
Isolate Exponential Term: Divide both sides of the equation by 5 to isolate the exponential term.100/5=100.3t20=100.3t
Apply Logarithm: Apply the logarithm to both sides of the equation to solve for t.log(20)=log(100.3t)
Simplify Equation: Use the property of logarithms that log(ab)=b⋅log(a) to simplify the right side of the equation.log(20)=0.3t⋅log(10)
Divide and Solve: Since log(10) is 1, we can simplify the equation further.log(20)=0.3t
Final Answer: Divide both sides of the equation by 0.3 to solve for t. t=0.3log(20)
Final Answer: Divide both sides of the equation by 0.3 to solve for t.t=0.3log(20)Express the final answer as a base-10 logarithm.t=log(100.3)log(20)
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