Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
The population at various days is as follows since population triples every 3 days
Day Population
0 10
3 30
6 90
9 270
.... ......
This can be modeled by the general equation
[tex]n_{t} = n_{0}(r)^{t/k}[/tex]
where
[tex]n_{t}[/tex] is the population after t days
[tex]n_{0}[/tex] is the population at start (10)
[tex]r[/tex] is the rate at which population changes ie 3
[tex]t[/tex] is the number days from start
[tex]k[/tex] is the number of days at which the population triples(here k =3 days)
We can check this by plugging in values for each of the variables
At day 0, population = 10(3)⁰ = 10. 1 = 10
Similarly populations for days 3, 6, 9 are:
[tex]\\\\10.3^{3/3} = 10. 3^1 = 10.3 = 30\\10.3^{6/3} = 10. 3^2 = 10.9 = 90\\\\10.3^{9/3} = 10. 3^3 = 10.27 = 270[/tex]
