OCR C3 2013 January — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleC3 (Core Mathematics 3)
Year2013
SessionJanuary
TopicExponential Functions

4 The mass, \(m\) grams, of a substance is increasing exponentially so that the mass at time \(t\) hours is given by $$m = 250 \mathrm { e } ^ { 0.021 t } .$$
  1. Find the time taken for the mass to increase to twice its initial value, and deduce the time taken for the mass to increase to 8 times its initial value.
  2. Find the rate at which the mass is increasing at the instant when the mass is 400 grams.