Continuation of Problem 8, Section 1.2: Determine the age of the humanoid skull found near the remains

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Continuation of Problem 8, Section 1.2: Determine the age of the humanoid skull found near the remains of an ancient campfire.

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Ahumanoid skull is discovered near the remains of an ancient campfire. Archaeologists are convinced the skull is the same age as the original campfire. It is determined from laboratory testing that only 1% of the original amount of carbon-14 remains in the burned wood taken from the campfire. It is known that carbon-14 decays at a rate proportional to the amount remaining and that carbon-14 decays 50% over 5700 years. Formulate a model for carbon-14 dating.

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A First Course In Mathematical Modeling

ISBN: 9781285050904

5th Edition

Authors: Frank R. Giordano, William P. Fox, Steven B. Horton

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