a radioactive element decays according to the fuction A(t)= A0 e-0.0319t, where t is in years. a. if 500 grams of the element are present initially, how much of the element would remain after 5 years? round to the nearest gram. b. find the half of the element. round to the nearest hundredth of a year.

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a radioactive element decays according to the fuction A(t)= A0 e-0.0319t, where t is in years.

a. if 500 grams of the element are present initially, how much of the element would remain after 5 years? round to the nearest gram.

b. find the half of the element. round to the nearest hundredth of a year.

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