The population of a specific strain of bacteria in a culture medium is given by f(x) = x+3 where f(x) is the population in millions and x is the time in hours. Analyze the trends in the population by graphing the function.

Solve: 25 points find the fifth term of an increasing geometric progression if the first term is equal to 7−3 √5 and each term (starting with the second) is equal to the difference of the term following it and the term preceding it.