Strontium-90 has a half-life of 28 days. (a) A sample has initial mass 50 mg. Find a

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Strontium-90 has a half-life of 28 days.
(a) A sample has initial mass 50 mg. Find a formula for the mass remaining after t days.
(b) Find the mass remaining after 40 days.
(c) How long does it take the sample to decay to a mass of 2 mg?
(d) Sketch the graph of the mass function.

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Calculus Early Transcendentals

ISBN: 9781337613927

9th Edition

Authors: James Stewart, Daniel K. Clegg, Saleem Watson, Lothar Redlin

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