The general formula of growth rate is
.
(a)
\The intial mass
mg.
Here represents the mass after
days.
Mass remaining after
days is
.
Find the value of
such that half life of strontium is
days.
Consider
.
Substitute
in
.
.
Substitute
.


Substitute
and
in the equation
.
Mass remaining after
days is
.
(b).
\Find the mass after
days.
Substitute
in the equation
.

Mass remaining after
days is
mg.
(c).
\Find time
when
mg.
Substitute
in the equation
.

days.
Time required for the sample to decay to mass of
mg is
days.
(d).
\Graph:
\Graph for the function
.
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(a) Mass remaining after
days is
.
(b) Mass remaining after
days is
mg.
(c) Time required for the sample to decay to mass of
mg is
days.
(d)
\Graph of the function
.
.