document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1130956>Question 1130956</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The drug Valium is eliminated from the bloodstream exponentially with a half-life of 36 hours. Suppose that a patient receives an initial dose of 220 milligrams of Valium at midnight.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. How much Valium is in the patient’s blood at noon on the first day?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. Estimate when the Valium concentration will reach 50% of its initial level? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #747556 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39621)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=747556\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can answer part b without any calculation because you already know the half-life; so 36 hours to go grom 100% to 50%.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=v=220%2A%281%2F2%29%5E%28t%2F36%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"v=220%2A%281%2F2%29%5E%28t%2F36%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >------when t is 36, that is one half-life and v becomes 110.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Part (a)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is 12 hours, for t=12.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Evaluate v. </SPAN>\n" );
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