2.15: Bacteria model with constants P and Q — part (a)

0606/22/O/N/20 — Question 10 · 4 marks · Exponentials, Population models

The number, bb, of bacteria in a sample is given by b=P+Qe2tb = P + Qe^{2t}, where PP and QQ are constants and tt is time in weeks. Initially there are 500500 bacteria which increase to 600600 after 11 week.
(a)
Find the value of PP and of QQ.
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