document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=601067>Question 601067</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> given A(t)=Ao e^-0.00023t is a proper model for radioctive decay, find the halflife (years) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "So the half-life is roughly 3013.68339 years.<BR>\n" );
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