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Answer:
a) 600
b) see below
c) 1.26 hours
Step-by-step explanation:
a) The value of y when x=0 is the coefficient of the exponential term:
y = 600·3^(-0) = 600·1 = 600
There were 600 atoms to start.
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b) see attached for a graph
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c) The graph shows 150 atoms at t = 1.26, about 1.26 hours after the start of time counting.
If you want to find that value algebraically, substitute for y and solve for x. Logarithms are involved.
150 = 600·3^(-x)
150/600 = 3^(-x)
log(1/4) = -x·log(3)
x = -log(1/4)/log(3) = log(4)/log(3) ≈ 1.2618595
After about 1.26 hours, there were 150 atoms.
Δ = (8i)^2 - 4*(-25) => Δ = -36 +100 => Δ = 64 => x1 =(-8i + 8)/2 => x1 = -4i +4;
x2 = (-8i - 8)/2 => x2 = -4i-4; in this case, your solutions are complex conjugates.
Put the bigger decimal on top
Answer:
hmmm interesting
Step-by-step explanation: