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D.  y = -6x + 38

Step-by-step explanation:

Equation of a sequence

We are given the following sequence of numbers corresponding to the positions x={1,2,3,4,5,...}

y={32,26,20,14,8....}

To find the equation of the sequence, we must recall the general term of a sequence is:

Where r is the common difference between two consecutive terms, an and a1 are the x-th and the first terms respectively.

We can find the value of r by subtracting any pair of consecutive terms:

r = 26-32 = 20-26 = 14-20 = -6

Now we apply the formula:

y=32+(x-1).(-6)

Operating:

y=32-6x+6

y = -6x + 38

D.   y = -6x + 38

linearly: 8560 bacteria

exponentially: approximately 75233 bacteria

step-by-step explanation:

assuming it is not exponential (we would have some really complicated logarithms), let's say it is linear. then, after 5 hours, it increased by 1200 bacteria, so every hour it increases by 240 bacteria. this means that after 19 hours, we get 19 * 240 + 4000 bacteria or 3800 + 760 + 4000 = 7800 + 760 = 8560 bacteria.

because it says round your answer, i will do this exponentially (with a calculator, of course). first, we need to find how much it multiplies by every hour, by taking the 5th root of 52/40 or 13/10. this is approximately 0.167. we still need to add 1 to this, because we are multiplying by that number, not adding that amount of the number. now, we just calculate 4000 * (1.167)^19. use a calculator to get approximately 75232.6, or 75233.

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