document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1196812>Question 1196812</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A lab has a sample of ore containing 500 mg of radioactive material. The radioactive material has a half-life of one day, so it takes one day for half the atoms in the substance to decay.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. Is this a geometric or arithmetic sequence?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B. Does it make a difference if you calculate the half-life at the beginning or end of the day? Explain.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C. What formula can you use to find the radioactive material in the sample at the beginning of the 7th day? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\"B. Does it make a difference if you calculate the half-life <BR>\n" );
document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at the beginning or end of the day? Explain.\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "does not make any sense.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consider it as my requested explanation.\r<BR>\n" );
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