Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Change over time problem?

When a certain radioactive element decays, the amount at any time t can be calculated using the function E(t)=ae^(-t/500) where a is the original amount and t is the elapsed time in years. How many years would it take for an initial amount of 250 milligrams of this element to decay to 100 milligrams?

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