Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1133607705
ISBN 13: 978-1-13360-770-0

Chapter 9 - Review - Review Exercises - Page 672: 25

Answer

$\large Q=5e^{-0.00693t}$

Work Step by Step

This is an exponential decay problem, with the equation: $\quad Q=Q_{0}e^{-kt}$ where, $Q_{0}=5$ mg From the half-life formula, we have: $ \left\{\begin{array}{ll} t_{h}k & =\ln 2\\ 100k & =\ln 2\\ k & =\dfrac{\ln 2}{100}\approx 0.00693 \end{array}\right.$ Thus, we plug in the $k$ value: $Q=Q_{0}e^{-kt}$ $\large Q=5e^{-0.00693t}$
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