Suppose a sample of a radioactive substance weighs 34 mg. One year later, the sample weighs 25.5 mg. What is the half-life of this substance? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)

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Differential Equations

Have you ever observed the movement of the satellites and rockets or how the planets go around the sun in their orbits? How will you determine their motion? Definitely they follow some scientific laws and these kinds of problems are framed as differential equations.