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Snowcat [4.5K]
3 years ago
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Suppose that you take 120 mg of an antibiotic every 4 hr. The​ half-life of the drug is 4 hr​ (the time it takes for half of the

drug to be eliminated from your​ blood). Use infinite series to find the​ long-term (steady-state) amount of antibiotic in your blood exactly.
Mathematics
1 answer:
vodomira [7]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

The steady state amount of antibiotic in the bloodstream when t --> ∞ is 240 mg.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the amount of antibiotic in one's bloodstream be given as Aₙ (where n = the number of half lives since the start of usage)

Let's follow the time line of events.

At t = 0 hr, the drug is taken

A₀ = 120 mg

At t = 4 hrs, n = 1, the drug is taken again

A₁ = (0.5×A₀) + 120

A₁ = (0.5×120) + 120 = 180 mg

At t = 8 hrs, n = 2, the drug is taken again,

A₂ = (0.5×A₁) + 120

A₂ = (0.5×180) + 120 = 210 mg

At t = 12 hrs, n = 3, the drug is taken again

A₃ = (0.5×A₂) + 120

A₃ = (0.5×210) + 120 = 225 mg

At this point, it becomes evident that at t = 4n hrs, n = n i.e. n half lives later, the general formula for the amount of the antibiotic in the bloodstream is

Aₙ = 0.5Aₙ₋₁ + 120

where Aₙ₋₁ = The amount of antibiotic in the bloodstream at the time t = 4(n-1) and (n-1) half lives later.

For infinite series, that are increasing in this order, as the value of n --> ∞,

Aₙ = Aₙ₋₁ = K

And our general formula becomes

K = 0.5K + 120

0.5K = 120

K = (120/0.5)

K = 240 mg

Hence, the steady state amount of antibiotic in the bloodstream when t --> ∞ is 240 mg.

Hope this Helps!!!

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