document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=852441>Question 852441</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The radioactive substance uranium-240 has a half-life of 14 hours. The amount A(t) of a sample of uranium-240 remaining (in grams) after t hours is given by the following exponential function:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A(t)=2800(1/2)^t/14 (just in case the formula plotting system doesn't work.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the initial amount in the sample and the amount remaining after hours. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Round your answers to the nearest gram as necessary. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Initial Amount: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Amount after 40 hours: </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Initial amt is A(0) = 2800 gm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 386 gm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Just calculator work.<BR>\n" );
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