Problem Suppose an archaeologist finds a camel tooth that contains 42 % of original amount of C-14. Find age of the tooth. N = N
oekt No = initial mass of C-14 (at time t= 0) N = amount of C-14 at time t k= 0.0001 t = time, in years Since, our equation can be written like this: 0.42 No = Noe Noe -0.00010
A proportional relationship would look like y=mx (no y-intercept).
The formula for temperature Fahrenheit involves an offset (y-intercept); this is one reason I claim that the relationship in question is NOT proportional.
