Advanced MathEasyStarting value of an exponential model
Advanced Math practice question
The number of visitors to a website t days after launch is modelled by 3·2ᵗ. How many visitors were there on the day of launch, when t = 0?
Answer: 3
2⁰ = 1, so 3(1) = 3.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 0
- 0 treats 2⁰ as 0.
- If you answered 2
- 2 is the base, not the starting value.
- If you answered 6
- 6 is the value at t = 1.
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