Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH100/December 2012/Question 05 (b)
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Question 05 (b) |
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Full-Solution Problems. In questions 5-11, justify your answers and show all your work. If a box is provided, write your final answer there. Unless otherwise indicated, simplification of numerical answers is required in these questions. 5. A sample of the radioactive substance Rhodium-101 decayed to 12.5% of its original amount after 10 years. (b) What is the half-life of Rhodium-101? Remember to simplify your answer completely. |
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Hint 1 |
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(For Solution 1) Using the values of C and k you found in part (a), try to modify the formula so that it is written in the form (where K will be a number different than the original k from part (a)). |
Hint 2 |
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(For Solution 2) Using the values of C and k you found in part (a), use the formula to solve for t when y(t) = 50. |
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Solution 1 |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. From part a, we know that
Writing as a power of 1/2, we have
In order for the rightmost expression to give us 50, the exponent needs to equal 1. Thus, the value of t that gives is |
Solution 2 |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. From part a, we have
Because y(t) represents the percentage of Rhodium-101 remaining at time t, to find half-life (which is when there is 50% remaining), we set and solve for t. completing the question. |