A 5 inch tall bamboo shoot doubles in height every 3 days. If the equation y=ab exponent X, where x is the number of doubling periods, represents the height of the bamboo shoot, what are the values of a and b?

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Sasha Cook

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26 November, 22:51

A 5 inch tall bamboo shoot doubles in height every 3 days. If the equation y=ab exponent X, where x is the number of doubling periods, represents the height of the bamboo shoot, what are the values of a and b?

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Marcus · Answer 1

"x = 2; a = 5; b = 3" A 5 inch tall bamboo shoot doubles in height every 3 days. If the equation y=ab^x, where x is the number of doubling periods, represents the height of the bamboo shoot.