Accidentally, a dog has taken in excess vitamins. The usual amount of vitamins in the dog's body is about 500mg and the dog has taken in about 1000mg. If after an hour, it is observed that the dog had excreted 150mg of the excess vitamins, how long will it take for the vitamins in the dog's body are 5% above normal?

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" ELIMINATION OF EXCESS DRUG IN THE BLOODSTREAM "

A topic From Differential Equations

Formula: A=Aoe-λt

where A is the instantaneous excess amount of drug and > 0 and is called the elimination rate constant.

Accidentally, a dog has taken in excess vitamins. The usual amount of vitamins in the dog's body is
about 500mg and the dog has taken in about 1000mg. If after an hour, it is observed that the dog
had excreted 150mg of the excess vitamins, how long will it take for the vitamins in the dog's body
are 5% above normal?
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