In each week the growth of a plant is two−thirds the growth of the previous week. The plant grows 12 cm in the first week. (a) Calculate the growth of the plant in (b) the limiting height of the pant


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Question Number 97483 by Rio Michael last updated on 08/Jun/20

$In each week the growth of a plant is two - thirds$ $the growth of the previous week .$ $The plant grows 12 cm in the first week .$ $(a) Calculate the growth of the plant in$ $(b) the limiting height of the pant$
Commented by bobhans last updated on 08/Jun/20

$(a) calculate the growth of the plant in . . . ? ? ?$ $not clear$
Commented by Rio Michael last updated on 08/Jun/20

$in the 8 th week sorry$
Commented by bobhans last updated on 08/Jun/20

$let h_{1} = 12 cm, h_{2} = 12 (1 + \frac{2}{3}) = 12 (\frac{5}{3}) = 20 cm$ $h_{3} = 20 (1 + \frac{2}{3}) = 20 \times (\frac{5}{3}) = \frac{100}{3}$ $so h_{8} = 12 {(1 + \frac{2}{3})}^{8} cm$
Commented by mr W last updated on 08/Jun/20

$i m p o s s i b l e! a f t e r 8 w e e k s {i t}^{'} s 7.14 m!$ $a n d a f t e r 12 w e e k s, i . e . 3 m o n t h e s$ ${i t}^{'} s 55.12 m! a f t e r 5 m o n t h e s {i t}^{'} s$ $3282 m!$
	Answered by mr W last updated on 09/Jun/20

	$w e e k 1 : g r o w t h 12, h e i g h t 12$ $w e e k 2 : g r o w t h 12 \times \frac{2}{3}, h e i g h t 12 (1 + \frac{2}{3})$ $w e e k 3 : g r o w t h 12 \times {(\frac{2}{3})}^{2}, h e i g h t 12 [1 + \frac{2}{3} + {(\frac{2}{3})}^{2}]$ $. . .$ $w e e k n : g r o w t h 12 \times {(\frac{2}{3})}^{n - 1}, h e i g h t 12 [1 + \frac{2}{3} + {(\frac{2}{3})}^{2} + . . + {(\frac{2}{3})}^{n - 1}]$ $h e i g h t a f t e r n w e e k s : h_{n} = 12 [1 + \frac{2}{3} + {(\frac{2}{3})}^{2} + . . + {(\frac{2}{3})}^{n - 1}] = \frac{12 [1 - {(\frac{2}{3})}^{n}]}{1 - \frac{2}{3}}$ $\Rightarrow h_{n} = 36 [1 - {(\frac{2}{3})}^{n}]$ $h_{8} = 36 [1 - {(\frac{2}{3})}^{8}] = 34.6 c m$ $h_{m a x} = \lim_{n \to \infty} h_{n} = 36 c m$
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