Radioactive Decay The half-life of radium-226 is1590 years.(a) If a sample has a mass of 150 mg, find a function thatmodels the mass that remains after t years.(b) Find the mass that will remain after 1000 years.(c) After how many years will only 50 mg remain?
Radioactive Decay The half-life of radium-226 is1590 years.(a) If a sample has a mass of 150 mg, find a function thatmodels the mass that remains after t years.(b) Find the mass that will remain after 1000 years.(c) After how many years will only 50 mg remain?
Calculus For The Life Sciences
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Chapter2: Exponential, Logarithmic, And Trigonometric Functions
Section2.3: Applications: Growth And Decay
Problem 15E
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Radioactive Decay The half-life of radium-226 is
1590 years.
(a) If a sample has a mass of 150 mg, find a function that
models the mass that remains after t years.
(b) Find the mass that will remain after 1000 years.
(c) After how many years will only 50 mg remain?
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