Answer:
x = 7
Step-by-step explanation:
--> Triangle Similarity Theorem
120 = 8(3x - 6) --> Cross Multiplying
120 = 24x - 48 --> Distributing the 8
24x - 48 + 48 = 120 + 48 --> Adding 48 on both sides
24x = 168 --> Simplifying
24x/24 = 168/24 --> Divide 24 on both sides
x = 7 --> Simplifying
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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.
