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document.write( "A certain radioactive isotope decays at a rate of 1% per year; 3.4 kilograms of this isotope are produced in a particular industrial process. How much remains undecayed after 22 years? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #57688 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "A certain radioactive isotope decays at a rate of 1% per year; 3.4 kilograms of this isotope are produced in a particular industrial process. How much remains undecayed after 22 years? \n" ); document.write( "----------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "A(t) = Ao(0.99)^t \n" ); document.write( "A(22) = 3.4(0.99)^22 \n" ); document.write( "A(22) = 2.7256 kg \n" ); document.write( "========= \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |