SOLUTION: Given 100 grams of a substance that decays in accordance with the equation below, what is the half life?
A(t)= (100)(.98)^t
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Question 932843: Given 100 grams of a substance that decays in accordance with the equation below, what is the half life?
A(t)= (100)(.98)^t
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Half-life for HALF the quantity of the original quantity.
What base do you want to use? Common logs for base 10?
years.
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