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The count of bacteria in a culture was 800 after 10 minutes and 1800 after 40 minutes. What was the initial size of the culture?

b=b0atb=bacteriab0=bacteriaInitialsizet=time(1)800=b0a10|t=10b=800(2)1800=b0a40|t=40b=1800

(2):(1) \quad \frac{1800}{800} = \frac{b_0*a^{40} } {b_0*a^{10} }\\\\  \frac{18}{8} = \frac{a^{40} } {a^{10} } = a^{40-10}=a^{30} \quad| \quad \sqrt[30]{}\\\\  \boxed{a=\sqrt[30]{ \frac{18}{8} }} \\\\  (1) \quad b_0 = \dfrac{800}{a^{10}}   =   \dfrac{800}   {   \left(\sqrt[30]{ \frac{18}{8} }\right)^{10}   } }   =   \dfrac{800}  {   \left( \frac{18}{8} }\right)^{\frac{10}{30}}  } }   =   \dfrac{800}  {   \left( \frac{18}{8} }\right)^{\frac{1}{3}}  } }   =   \dfrac{800}  {   \frac{ \sqrt[3]{18} } { \sqrt[3]{8} }  }   =   \dfrac{800}  {   \frac{ \sqrt[3]{18} } { \sqrt[3]{2^3} }  } \\\\  =   \dfrac{800}  {   \frac{ \sqrt[3]{18} } { 2 }  } =   \dfrac{1600}{ \sqrt[3]{18} } = 610.514262695

the initial size of the culture is 610.514262695

24.11.2014