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ints) Radioactive cesium-137 has a wide variety of uses and is commonly used in hospitals for diagnosis and treatment, and to sterilize medical equipment. The formula below shows how 100 mg of this substance decays over time, $A(t) = 100(0.9775)^t$. a) Let $A = A(t)$ represent the amount of cesium-137 left, measured in milligrams, after $t$ years. How much of the substance is left after 15 years? Round decima to two places. determine the half-life (how long it takes for the amount to be half) of cesium-137. Round two places.

          ints)
Radioactive cesium-137 has a wide variety of uses and is commonly used in hospitals for diagnosis and
treatment, and to sterilize medical equipment. The formula below shows how 100 mg of this
substance decays over time,
$A(t) = 100(0.9775)^t$.
a) Let $A = A(t)$ represent the amount of cesium-137 left, measured in milligrams, after $t$ years. How
much of the substance is left after 15 years? Round decima to two places.
determine the half-life (how long it takes for the amount to be half) of cesium-137. Round
two places.

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ints)
Radioactive cesium-137 has a wide variety of uses and is commonly used in hospitals for diagnosis and
treatment, and to sterilize medical equipment. The formula below shows how 100 mg of this
substance decays over time,
A(t) = 100(0.9775)^t.
a) Let A = A(t) represent the amount of cesium-137 left, measured in milligrams, after t years. How
much of the substance is left after 15 years? Round decima to two places.
determine the half-life (how long it takes for the amount to be half) of cesium-137. Round
two places.

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9775)^(t). A(15) = 100(0.9775)^(15) A(15) ≈ 100(0.9775)^15 A(15) ≈ 100(0.5543) A(15) ≈ 55.43 mg Therefore, after 15 years, there is approximately 55.43 mg of cesium-137 left. Show more…

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ints) Radioactive cesium -137 has a wide variety of uses and is commonly used in hospitals for diagnosis and treatment, and to sterilize medical equipment. The formula below shows how 100mg of this substance decays over time, A(t)=100(0.9775)^(t). a) Let A=A(t) represent the amount of cesium-137 left, measured in milligrams, after t years. How much of the substance is left after 15 years? Round decima to two places. etermine the half-life (how long it takes for the amount to be half) of cesium-137. Round two places. ints) substance decays over time, At=1000.9775 two places

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