Suppose an Egyptian mummy is discovered in which the amount of carbon-14 present is only about two-sevenths the amount found in living human beings. The amount of carbon-14 present in animal bones after t years is given by y= yo e 0000 121ot where y, is the amount of carbon-14 present in living human beings. About how long ago did the Egyptian die?

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Suppose an Egyptian mummy is discovered in which the amount of carbon-14 present is only about two-sevenths the amount found in living human beings. The amount
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Transcribed Image Text:Suppose an Egyptian mummy is discovered in which the amount of carbon-14 present is only about two-sevenths the amount found in living human beings. The amount of carbon-14 present in animal bones after t years is given by y= yo e -0000121ot where y, is the amount of carbon-14 present in living human beings. About how long Help ago did the Egyptian die? About yr ago the Egyptian had died. (Round to the nearest integer as needed.) 121 5:16 P 8 ior brai Enter your answer in the answer box. sourc Lesources arch for anything 5:16 PM 5/8/2021 DELL prt sc home end Insert delete LiJじ」 backspac 4. 6. 7. Y D H K V. pg up alt alt ctri
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