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Geometric Sequences in Real Life Problems

The document contains examples of geometric sequences involving real-life problems. The first example involves calculating the temperature of a hot tub that increases by 10% each hour. The second example calculates the number of bacteria that doubles every 2 hours, starting with 500 bacteria. The third example determines the amount of radioactive material remaining after 7 days given an initial amount of 500mg that halves every day.

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Geometric Sequences in Real Life Problems

The document contains examples of geometric sequences involving real-life problems. The first example involves calculating the temperature of a hot tub that increases by 10% each hour. The second example calculates the number of bacteria that doubles every 2 hours, starting with 500 bacteria. The third example determines the amount of radioactive material remaining after 7 days given an initial amount of 500mg that halves every day.

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Math
Submitted by:
Gnoryn Paz Y. Bautistalla
Grade 10 Ampere

Submitted to:
Mrs. Nariza Jane
Tamundong

Real life Problems involving Geometric Sequence:

You complain that the hot tub in your hotel suite is not hot
enough. The hotel tells you that they will increase the
temperature by 10% each hour. If the current temperature of
the hot tub is 75 F, what will be the temperature of the hot
tub after 3 hours, to the nearest tenth of a degree?
Solution:
Starting temperature is 75.
If the temperature is increased by 10%, the new temperature
will be 110% of the original temperature. The common ratio
will be 1.10. There are 4 terms.
75, after 1 hour, after 2 hours, after 3 hours (4 terms)

A culture of bacteria doubles every 2 hours. If there are 500


bacteria at the beginning, how many bacteria will there be
after 24 hours?
Solution:
Such bacterial growth is a geometric sequence with a common
ratio of 2.
Which term number is 24?

Now find the number of bacteria. The starting number and


number of terms
used may vary:

A mine worker discovers an ore sample containing 500 mg of


radioactive material. It is discovered that the radioactive
material has a half life of 1 day. Find the amount of radioactive
material in the sample at the beginning of the 7th day.
Solution:
500 mg of ore. Half life of one day means that half of the
amount remains after 1 day.
Decide to either work with the "beginning" of each day, or the
"end" of each day, as each can yield the answer. Only the
starting value and number of terms will differ. We will use
"beginning":

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