MA103 Lab 6 Worksheet

1) Use the information in the table and find the linear approximation using the first two data points and compare
the predicted value with the third data point.
a. Number of pets per person
The number of pets per person at year
Year 1800 1900 2000
number of pets per person 0.3 0.7 1.3
b. Number of children per family
The number of children per family at year
Year 1950 1980 2000
number of children per family 3.6 2.5 1.5
2) Use linear approximation to estimate the given numbers: (include the Linearization of the function you used)
a. √36.1
1
b. 10.1
c. (1.97)6
d. ln(1.07)
3) The table gives the estimates of the population of Canada, in millions, over the last century.

Year Population Year Population

1900 5.37 1975 23.14
1925 9.29 2000 30.69
1950 13.71
a. Use the exponential model and the population figures for 1900 and 1950 to predict the population at
2000.
b. Use the exponential model and the population figures for 1900 and 2000 to predict the population at
1950.
c. Use the exponential model and the population figures for 1925 and 1950 to predict the population at
1975.
4) A bacteria culture starts with 500 bacteria and grows at a rate proportional to its size. After 3 hours there are
8000 bacteria.
a. Find an expression of the number of bacteria after time t hours.
b. Find the number of bacteria after 4 hours.
c. Find the rate of growth after 4 hours.
d. When will the population reach 30,000.
e. How long does it take for the bacteria to double.
5) Polonium-210 has a half-life of 140 days.
a. If a sample has a mass of 200 mg, find a formula for the mass that remains after t days.
b. Find the mass after 100 days.
c. When will the mass be reduced to 10 mg.
For the following problems do the following steps:
a) What quantities are given in the problem?
b) What is the unknown?
c) Draw a picture of the situation for any time t.
d) Write an equation that relates the quantities.
e) Finish solving the problem
6) If a snowball melts so that its surface area decreases at a rate of 1 cm2/min, find the fate at which the diameter
decreases when the diameter is 10 cm.
7) At noon, ship A is 150 km west of ship B. Ship A is sailing east at 35 km/h and ship B is sailing north at 25 km/h.
How fast is the distance between the ships changing at 4pm?