A radioactive element has a half-life of six days. What is the approximate decay rate of the element after the first day?
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Answer:
x+5 (under assumption you meant to do -3x
Step-by-step explanation:
you can use long division.
Take the leading coefficient x^4 and divide it by x^3. This results in x which is going to be the first part of you quotient. Now take that x and multiply it by the divisor (x^3 - 3). This gives you x(x^3 - 3) = x^4 - 3x. Now subtract that x^4 - 3x from the original polynomial and repeat this until you can't divide anymore