2.   (a) How long will it take for an investment of $6, 000 to grow to $7, 000 if the investment earns interest at the rate of 7.5% compounded continuously? (b) Phosphorus-32 has a half-life of 14.2 days.  (i) What is the decay constant of Phosphorus-32? (Round the answer to three decimal places)  (ii) Assuming that the decay constant of Phosphorus-32 is r = 0.05, given a sample of 120 grams, how many grams of that sample will be present after 10 days? (Round the answer to one decimal place)

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2.   (a) How long will it take for an investment of $6, 000 to grow to $7, 000 if the investment earns interest at the rate of 7.5% compounded continuously?

(b) Phosphorus-32 has a half-life of 14.2 days. 

(i) What is the decay constant of Phosphorus-32? (Round the answer to three decimal places) 

(ii) Assuming that the decay constant of Phosphorus-32 is r = 0.05, given a sample of 120 grams, how many grams of that sample will be present after 10 days? (Round the answer to one decimal place)

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