Bacteria quadruples on a daily basis. After the first day, there were 50 bacteria. Using the general exponenti

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Bacteria quadruples on a daily basis. After the first day, there were 50 bacteria. Using the general exponential equation  a_n=a_1⋅rn^−1
 , what value would represent  a_1
 ?(1 point)

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a_1 = 50.

Explanation: "After the first day there were 50" means the first term a_1 = 50. (Here r = 4, so a_n = 50·4^(n−1).)

Bacteria quadruples on a daily basis. After the first day, there were 50 bacteria. Using the general exponential equation a_n=a_1⋅rn^−1
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Bacteria quadruples on a daily basis. After the first day, there were 50 bacteria. Using the general exponential equation a_n=a_1⋅rn^−1
, what value would represent a_1
?(1 point)