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A bacteria gives birth to two new bacterias in each second and the life span of each bacteria is 5 seconds. The process of the reproduction is continuous untill the death of the bacteria . Initially there is one newly born bacteria at time t=0 , then find the total number of live bacteria just after 10 seconds :

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a. `(3^(10))/(2)`

B

b. `3^5 (3^5 -1)`

C

c. `3^(10)-2^(10)`

D

d. `3^(10)-2^(5)`

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To solve the problem of how many live bacteria there are just after 10 seconds, we can break it down step by step. ### Step 1: Understand the reproduction and lifespan of the bacteria - Initially, at time \( t = 0 \), there is 1 bacteria. - Each bacteria gives birth to 2 new bacteria every second. - The lifespan of each bacteria is 5 seconds. ### Step 2: Calculate the number of bacteria at each second - **At \( t = 0 \)**: - Total bacteria = 1 (initial) - **At \( t = 1 \)**: - The initial bacteria gives birth to 2 new bacteria. - Total bacteria = 1 (initial) + 2 (newborns) = 3 - **At \( t = 2 \)**: - The initial bacteria gives birth to 2 more, and the 2 new bacteria from \( t = 1 \) each also give birth to 2 new bacteria. - Total bacteria = 1 (initial) + 2 (from \( t = 1 \)) + 2 (from \( t = 1 \)) + 2 (newborns from the initial) = 7 - **At \( t = 3 \)**: - The initial bacteria dies (after 5 seconds), but the 2 from \( t = 1 \) and their offspring continue to reproduce. - Total bacteria = 0 (initial) + 2 (from \( t = 1 \)) + 4 (from \( t = 2 \)) + 4 (newborns from \( t = 2 \)) = 10 - **At \( t = 4 \)**: - The 2 bacteria from \( t = 1 \) die, but the bacteria from \( t = 2 \) and their offspring continue to reproduce. - Total bacteria = 0 (from \( t = 1 \)) + 4 (from \( t = 2 \)) + 4 (newborns from \( t = 3 \)) + 4 (newborns from \( t = 3 \)) = 12 - **At \( t = 5 \)**: - The bacteria from \( t = 2 \) die, but the bacteria from \( t = 3 \) and their offspring continue to reproduce. - Total bacteria = 0 (from \( t = 1 \)) + 0 (from \( t = 2 \)) + 4 (from \( t = 3 \)) + 4 (newborns from \( t = 4 \)) + 4 (newborns from \( t = 4 \)) = 12 - **At \( t = 6 \)**: - The bacteria from \( t = 3 \) die, but the bacteria from \( t = 4 \) and their offspring continue to reproduce. - Total bacteria = 0 (from \( t = 1 \)) + 0 (from \( t = 2 \)) + 0 (from \( t = 3 \)) + 4 (from \( t = 4 \)) + 4 (newborns from \( t = 5 \)) + 4 (newborns from \( t = 5 \)) = 8 - **At \( t = 7 \)**: - The bacteria from \( t = 4 \) die, but the bacteria from \( t = 5 \) and their offspring continue to reproduce. - Total bacteria = 0 (from \( t = 1 \)) + 0 (from \( t = 2 \)) + 0 (from \( t = 3 \)) + 0 (from \( t = 4 \)) + 4 (from \( t = 5 \)) + 4 (newborns from \( t = 6 \)) + 4 (newborns from \( t = 6 \)) = 8 - **At \( t = 8 \)**: - The bacteria from \( t = 5 \) die. - Total bacteria = 0 (from \( t = 1 \)) + 0 (from \( t = 2 \)) + 0 (from \( t = 3 \)) + 0 (from \( t = 4 \)) + 0 (from \( t = 5 \)) + 4 (from \( t = 6 \)) + 4 (newborns from \( t = 7 \)) + 4 (newborns from \( t = 7 \)) = 8 - **At \( t = 9 \)**: - The bacteria from \( t = 6 \) die. - Total bacteria = 0 (from \( t = 1 \)) + 0 (from \( t = 2 \)) + 0 (from \( t = 3 \)) + 0 (from \( t = 4 \)) + 0 (from \( t = 5 \)) + 0 (from \( t = 6 \)) + 4 (from \( t = 7 \)) + 4 (newborns from \( t = 8 \)) + 4 (newborns from \( t = 8 \)) = 8 - **At \( t = 10 \)**: - The bacteria from \( t = 7 \) die. - Total bacteria = 0 (from \( t = 1 \)) + 0 (from \( t = 2 \)) + 0 (from \( t = 3 \)) + 0 (from \( t = 4 \)) + 0 (from \( t = 5 \)) + 0 (from \( t = 6 \)) + 0 (from \( t = 7 \)) + 4 (from \( t = 8 \)) + 4 (newborns from \( t = 9 \)) + 4 (newborns from \( t = 9 \)) = 8 ### Final Count After calculating the total number of live bacteria just after 10 seconds, we find that there are **8 live bacteria**.
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