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8 November, 19:07

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/mg3. The doctor writes an exponential function to represent the situation. Which values should the doctor use for a and b in a function written in the form f (x) = abx, where f (x) represents the bone density after x years?

a =

b =

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  1. 8 November, 19:33
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    A will be the initial amount so:

    a = 1,500 kg/m³

    b will be decrease factor so:

    1 - 3%

    b = 0.97
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