document.write( "Question 149935: Hi I just asked this question to Stan, but states that the formula wasn't posted. I checked my assignment and thats all the teacher gave me. Should I email her questioning this, I don't want to correct her because I feel she gets mad. But here it is again the problem and what I need help on
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document.write( " Problem: The level of a prescription drug in the human body over time can be found using the formul: where D is the amount taken every n hours and H is the drug’s half-life in hours.\r
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document.write( "1.If 2.5 milligrams of Lorazepam with a half-life of 14 hours is taken every 24 hours, then to what level does the drug build up over time?\r
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document.write( "2. If a doctor wants the level of Lorazepam to build up to a level of 5.58 milligrams in a patient taking 2.5 milligram doses, then how often should the doses be taken?\r
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document.write( "3.What is the difference between taking 2.5 milligrams of Lorazepam every 12 hours and taking 5 milligrams every 24 hours? \r
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document.write( "4.Please explain the steps to solve this and what mathematical concepts are being applied\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #110069 by jim_thompson5910(35256)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! I don't know if this helps, but here is a solution to the same problem (with a formula listed)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/misc/Miscellaneous_Word_Problems.faq.question.149823.html\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |