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6. A certain radioactive material follows the law of exponential change and has a half life of 38 hours. Find how long it takes for 90% of the radioactivity to be dissipated.

College Algebra (MindTap Course List)

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Author:R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes

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Chapter5: Exponential And Logarithmic Functions

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Problem 15E: The half-life of a radioactive material is about 34.2 years. How much of the material is left after...

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