How is cancer so deadly but a person feels fine one day then the next they are told they have 4 months to live?
In: Biology
Exponential growth. I always refer to the lilly pad on the lake problem.
The covid 19 outbreak is dangerous for the same reason cancer is. Its growth is exponential.
Day 1 there is 1 lilly pad in the pond. The number of lilly pads double each day. The pond will be full of lilly pads in 14 days. On what day is the pond half full of lilly pads? Answer: Day 13
Day 1 1pad
Day 2 2pads
Day 3 4pads
Day 4 8pads
Day 5 16pads
Day 6 32pads
Day 7 64 pads
Day 8 128 pads
Day 9 256 pads
Day 10 512 pads
Day 11 1,024 pads
Day 12 2,048 pads
Day 13 4,096 pads
Day 14 8,192 pads
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