A hippopotamus's typical growth rate is typically 50.5% per year when considering it's weight in pounds from birth to maturity. Using the continuous growth equation, how long would it take a 70lb infant hippo to reach an average adult weight of 3100lbs?

9.3 years

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

The equation of a exponential growth is equal to

where

y is the weight in pounds

x is the number of years

a is the initial value or y-intercept

we have

substitute

For y=3,100 lb

substitute in the equation

solve for x

apply log both sides

answer: a) (0,0), (1,1), (2,8), and (3,27).

step-by-step explanation:

0^3=0

1^3=1

2^3=8

3^3=27

in effect, the exponential equation for this would me y=3^x. each x-coordinate cubed is giving the y coordinate, so a is your answer : )