Hello, May you please help with this problem thank you I appreciate it. In 1986, the worst nuclear disaster occurred in Chernobyl, USSR, when an explosion at a nuclear power plant released 1000 kg of radioactive cesium-137. The following model calculates the remaining amount of cesium-137 in the atmosphere x years after 1986. Find for the following: Yearx (years since 1986) f(x)200620 202640 204660 206680 2086100 2106120 2126140 If 100 kg or more of cesium-137 is considered unsafe for humans, when will this area be safe again (you may give an estimate based on your table of values above or find the exact value from a graphing utility)? What is the y-intercept for this function and what does it represent? Is this a growth or decay function?

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May you please help with this problem thank you I appreciate it.

In 1986, the worst nuclear disaster occurred in Chernobyl, USSR, when an explosion at a nuclear power plant released 1000 kg of radioactive cesium-137. The following model calculates the remaining amount of cesium-137 in the atmosphere x years after 1986.

Find for the following:

Year	x (years since 1986)	f(x)
2006	20
2026	40
2046	60
2066	80
2086	100
2106	120
2126	140

If 100 kg or more of cesium-137 is considered unsafe for humans, when will this area be safe again (you may give an estimate based on your table of values above or find the exact value from a graphing utility)? What is the y-intercept for this function and what does it represent? Is this a growth or decay function?

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