To find the number of bacteria after 512 hours using the function \( B(h) = 82(1.25)^h \), we can substitute \( h = 512 \) into the function.
\[ B(512) = 82(1.25)^{512} \]
First, we need to calculate \( (1.25)^{512} \). This can be very large, so we can break it down with a calculator.
Calculating \( (1.25)^{512} \):
It's a large number which we'll calculate directly:
1.25 ^ 512 ≈ 4.700496 * 10^{90} (approximately, if calculated the exact value using high precision).
Now substituting back into our function:
\[ B(512) \approx 82 * (4.700496 * 10^{90}) \approx 3.861 / \times 10^{92} \]
This shows that the number of bacteria will be astronomically high, far exceeding the given choices (564, 257, 279, 280).
It seems there may be a misunderstanding in the context or a mistake in the calculation parameters. If you meant different parameters, please clarify.
If we just round the capacity to the nearest bacteria: So, \( B(512) \) would be enormous and cannot be 280 or 564 as an answer. Please clarify or double-check your parameters.
Given the provided options, none of them would be the actual answer based on the formula provided.
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