The natural base e e. a constant approximately equal to 2.718. Mathematics has many special constants, such as m. Another important — mathematical constant is Euler’s constant e. We will study the constant _ ee 1 Find the value of each expression to 3 decimal places: a ec) 2718 be? =4,394 ce? 0,135 d3e = $155 . é 4359 £ sve =8243 = 848 g 4e-5.The growth of a fungus on a tree is modelled by G(t) = 4500e°-*, where G cm? is the area covered by the fungus after t days. a Find the initial area covered by the fungus. b Determine the area the fungus will cover after 10 days have passed. Sol, | | | y a G(0)= 4500 < ‘ 19} el BGs) = 4500-2, Gli)= 9038442 y5 When interest is compounded continuously, the amount of money in an account is modelled by the function: FV=PVe"™ where FV is the future value of the account, PVis the present value, ris the annual rate of interest as a decimal and f is the number of years that have elapsed since the time of the present value. If you invest $5000 at 5% compound interest, how much money will there be in the account after six years? Give your answer to the nearest dollar.‘Sketch the graphs of fix) = eand g(x) =e. Describe the transformation that maps f onto g.