Answer:
The hourly decay rate is of 1.25%, so the hourly rate of change is of -1.25%.
The function to represent the mass of the sample after t days is
Step-by-step explanation:
Exponential equation of decay:
The exponential equation for the amount of a substance is given by:
In which A(0) is the initial amount and r is the decay rate, as a decimal.
Hourly rate of change:
Decreases 26% by day. A day has 24 hours. This means that ; We use this to find r.
The hourly decay rate is of 1.25%, so the hourly rate of change is of -1.25%.
Starts out with 810 grams of Element X
This means that
Element X is a radioactive isotope such that its mass decreases by 26% every day.
This means that we use, for this equation, r = 0.26.
The equation is:
The function to represent the mass of the sample after t days is