Exponential growth and Decay model :
If
is a differentiable function of
such that
and
for some constant
, then
.
is the initial value of
and
is the propotional constant.
Exponential growth occurs when
, and exponential decay occurs when
.
Find value of
.

The half-life of radioactive radium is
.
Since the half life of radioactive radium, the value of
is
.




.
Substitute
in
.
.
Find the radioactive radium initially.
\
Substitute
in the above equation.

Find the radioactive radium after
.

Substitute
in the above equation.

Find the percent of a radioactive radium at present with respect to after
.

Percent of a radioactive radium at present with respect to after
is
.
Percent of a radioactive radium at present with respect to after
is
.