Edexcel Mathematics June 2022 · Paper 1 · Question 10 · ExamRizz

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June 2022 · Paper 1 · Question 10 · 8 marks

10. A scientist is studying the number of bees and the number of wasps on an island. The number of bees, measured in thousands, Nb , is modelled by the equation Nb = 45 + 220 e0.05t where t is the number of years from the start of the study. According to the model, (a) find the number of bees at the start of the study, (1) (b) show that, exactly 10 years after the start of the study, the number of bees was increasing at a rate of approximately 18 thousand per year. (3) The number of wasps, measured in thousands, Nw , is modelled by the equation Nw = 10 + 800 e−0.05t where t is the number of years from the start of the study. When t = T , according to the models, there are an equal number of bees and wasps. (c) Find the value of T to 2 decimal places. (4) 25 26 27

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