A quantity with an initial value of 870 decays exponentially at a rate of 0.55% every 4 decades. What is the value of the quantity after 85 decades, to the nearest hundredth?

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the height of the surface increases from the center out to the sides of the road.

step-by-step explanation:

as we move out we move away from the x-axis.

and as mentioned in the problem statement that height of a road increases when we move away from the center x.

hence proved that 3rd option

the height of the surface increases from the center out to the sides of the road.

is the correct option.