SOLUTION: The half-life of a certain radioatcive material is 85 days. An initial amount of the material has a mass of 801 kg. Write an exponential function that models the decay of this ma
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Question 272291: The half-life of a certain radioatcive material is 85 days. An initial amount of the material has a mass of 801 kg. Write an exponential function that models the decay of this material remains after 10 days. Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The half-life of a certain radioatcive material is 85 days.
An initial amount of the material has a mass of 801 kg.
Write an exponential function that models the decay of this material remains after 10 days.
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The half life formula: A = Ao*2^(-t/h)
where
Ao = initial amt (801)
A = resulting amt after t time elapses
t = time (10)
h = half-life of substance (85)
:
A = 801 * 2^(-10/85)
