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The population of a bacteria colony grows by a consistent percentage each hour and can be modeled by the function y = 500(1.16)t. what does the value 500 represent in the function?

Given the functions, fx) = x^2-4 and g(x) = x+ 2, perform the indicated operation. when applicable, state the domain restriction. f(g(x))

14+2 (56-1) this is an arithmetic sequence