A wooden artifact from an ancient tomb contains 20 percent of the carbon-14 that is present in living trees. How long ago, to the nearest year, was the artifact made? (The half-life of carbon-14 is 5730 years.) years

A wooden artifact from an ancient tomb contains 20 percent of the carbon-14 that is present in living trees. How long ago, to the nearest year, was the artifact made? (The half-life of carbon-14 is 5730 years.) years

Calculus For The Life Sciences

2nd Edition

ISBN:9780321964038

Author:GREENWELL, Raymond N., RITCHEY, Nathan P., Lial, Margaret L.

Publisher:GREENWELL, Raymond N., RITCHEY, Nathan P., Lial, Margaret L.

Chapter2: Exponential, Logarithmic, And Trigonometric Functions

Section2.3: Applications: Growth And Decay

Problem 13E: Botany A group of Tasmanian botanists have claimed that a Kings holly shrub, the only one of its...

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A wooden artifact from an ancient tomb contains 20 percent of the carbon-14 that is present in living trees.
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