Question

The amount of a radioactive isotope decays in half every year. the amount of the isotope can be modeled by f(x) = 346( one half )x and f(1) = 173. what does the 346 represent?

Answer 1

"The amount of a radioactive isotope that will decays in half every year. The amount of the isotope can easily be modelled by the function f(x) = 346 (one half) x and f(1) = 173.

Here 173 represents the rate the isotope decreases whereas 346 will represent the the number of years it will take to decay.

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