Calculus For The Life Sciences
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ISBN: 9780321964038
Author: GREENWELL, Raymond N., RITCHEY, Nathan P., Lial, Margaret L.
Publisher: Pearson Addison Wesley,
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Chapter 11.1, Problem 57E
Radioactive Decay The amount of a radioactive substance decreases exponentially, with a decay constant of 3% per month.
a. Write a differential equation to express the rate of change.
b. Find the general solution to the differential equation from part a.
c. If there are 75 g at the start of the decay process, find a particular solution for the differential equation from part a.
d. Find the amount left after 10 months.
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