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( "A. Is this a geometric or arithmetic sequence?<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The amount of radioactive material remaining gets multiplied by 1/2 each day.  That should make the answer obvious, if you know the definitions of arithmetic and geometric sequences.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. Does it make a difference if you calculate the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cross%28half-life%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"cross%28half-life%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > amount remaining at the beginning or end of the day? Explain.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "From the beginning of any day to the end of the day, the amount remaining gets cut in half; of course it makes a difference.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. What formula can you use to find the radioactive material in the sample at the beginning of the 7th day?<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The beginning of the 7th day is the end of the 6th day.  Assuming the amount is 500mg at the beginning of the first day (the problem doesn't say so...), the formula for the amount remaining at the beginning of the 7th day is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=500%28%281%2F2%29%5E6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"500%28%281%2F2%29%5E6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<br><BR>\n" );
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