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Ch. 7 - Logarithmic, Exponential Functions, and Hyperbolic Functions
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 7, Problema 7.2.54

Geometric means A quantity grows exponentially according to y(t) = y₀eᵏᵗ. What is the relationship among m, n, and p such that y(p) = √(y(m)y(n))?

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Start with the given exponential growth function: \(y(t) = y_0 e^{k t}\), where \(y_0\) and \(k\) are constants.
Write the expressions for \(y(m)\), \(y(n)\), and \(y(p)\) using the function: \(y(m) = y_0 e^{k m}\), \(y(n) = y_0 e^{k n}\), and \(y(p) = y_0 e^{k p}\).
Set up the equation given by the problem: \(y(p) = \sqrt{y(m) y(n)}\).
Substitute the expressions for \(y(m)\), \(y(n)\), and \(y(p)\) into the equation: \(y_0 e^{k p} = \sqrt{(y_0 e^{k m})(y_0 e^{k n})}\).
Simplify the right side by multiplying inside the square root and then taking the square root, and then solve for the relationship among \(m\), \(n\), and \(p\) by equating the exponents.

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