Adoctor estimates that a particular patient is losing bone density at a rate of 3% annually. the patient currently has a bone density of 1,500 kg/mg3. the doctor writes an exponential function to represent the situation. which values should the doctor use for a and b in a function written in the form f(x) = abx, where f(x) represents the bone density after x years?

it is 1500 and .97 on  

Step-by-step explanation:

a = 1500 (initial Bone density)

b = 0.97 (remaining percentage every year)

x = x (years)

Step-by-step explanation:

The question already sets x as the "years" variable, and the function must be expressed:

Then we can set a as the initial bone density: 1,500 kg/mg3

and b as the remaining percentage after each year: 100% - 3% = 97%

In decimal notation: 97% is equivalent to 0.97

The x exponent of b represents the succesive density reduction each year.

For example, replacing for values for the first 5 years we obtain the following results:

(Note: results are limited and rounded to two decimals)

step-by-step explanation:

there is a formula i can give you:

it is r^2*n*sin(360/n) divided by 2 where r represents the "radius" and n is the number of sides.

plug them in:

(10sqrt(3))^2*6*sin(360/6) divided by 2

100*3*6*sin(60) divided by 2

900*sin(60)

900*sqrt(3)/2

450*sqrt(3)

approx is 779.4 cm^2