Q = 16.8*10^-0.22t

Give the starting value a, the growth rate r, and the continuous growth rate k.

Exact answer for a, Round the answer for r and k to two decimal places
a = 16.8
r = 10
k = -22%

Can someone check my answer? I do not think the values for r and K are correct. I think the -0.22t is throwing me off

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To find the starting value (a), growth rate (r), and continuous growth rate (k), let's analyze the given equation:

Q = 16.8 * 10^(-0.22t)

The formula you provided can be rewritten as:

Q = a * r^t

where a represents the starting value, r represents the growth rate, and t represents time. By comparing the two equations, we can determine the values for a, r, and k.

Starting value (a):
In the given equation, the starting value (a) is equal to 16.8.

Growth rate (r):
To find the growth rate (r), we need to isolate it from the equation. Let's rewrite the equation as:

Q = a * r^t

Divide both sides of the equation by a:

Q / a = r^t

To determine r, we can take the t-th root of both sides of the equation:

r = (Q / a)^(1/t)

In this case, you mentioned t = 10. Plugging in the values, we get:

r = (16.8 * 10^(-0.22*10))^(1/10)
= (16.8 * 10^(-2.2))^(1/10)
= (16.8 * 0.00630957344480193)^(1/10)
= 0.6667438154472616

Hence, the growth rate (r) is approximately 0.67 (rounded to two decimal places).

Continuous growth rate (k):
The continuous growth rate (k) can be found using the formula:

k = ln(r)

where ln represents the natural logarithm function. Plugging in the value we found for r:

k = ln(0.67)
≈ -0.400477566

Note that the value of k is not -22%, as you mentioned. Instead, it is approximately -0.40.

Therefore, the correct values are:
a = 16.8
r ≈ 0.67
k ≈ -0.40