First, fint the roots of the equation
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2. You can see that this equation has two different real roots. Note that you can make this statement without finding roots, only knowing the value of discriminant: since D=81>0, then the equation has two different real roots.
Answer:
The length is 0.83
Step-by-step explanation:
<span>60.5 milligrams per square centimeter
First, determine how many half lives have expired by dividing the time by the half-life. So:
55/20 = 2.75
That means that only 2^(-2.75) = 0.148650889 = 14.8650889% of the original substance remains. So just divide the amount remaining by 0.148650889 to get the original amount.
9 / 0.148650889 = 60.5445419
So originally, there was 60.5 milligrams per square centimeter 55 years ago.</span>