2. LA.4 SOLVE AND SHOW THE COMPLETE SOLUTION. 2. A tree contains a known percentage po of a radioactive substance with half-life t. When thetree dies the substance decays and isn't replaced. If the percentage of the substance in thefossilized remains of such a tree is found to be p1, how long has the tree been dead?

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A tree contains a known percentage po of a radioactive substance with half-life T. When the ee dies the substance decays and isn't replaced. If the percentage of the substance in the ssilized remains of such a tree is found to be pi, how long has the tree been dead?

A tree contains a known percentage po of a radioactive substance with half-life T. When the ee dies the substance decays and isn't replaced. If the percentage of the substance in the ssilized remains of such a tree is found to be pi, how long has the tree been dead?

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