Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Exponential and Logarithmic Functions - Chapter Review - Chapter Test - Page 348: 21

Answer

about $250.39\ days$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Given $A_0=50\ mg, A=34\ mg, t=30\ days$, we have $34=50e^{-30k}$, thus $k=-\frac{1}{30}ln\frac{34}{50}$ Step 2. To reach $A=2\ mg$, we have $2=50e^{-kt}$ and $t=-\frac{1}{k}ln\frac{2}{50}=30\cdot \frac{ln\frac{2}{50}}{ln\frac{34}{50}}\approx250.39\ days$
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