The half-life of cesium-137 is 30 years. Suppose we have a 12-g sample. (a) Find a function  m(t) = m02−t/h that models the mass remaining after t years.  (b) Find a function  m(t) = m0e−rt  that models the mass remaining after t years. (Round your r value to four decimal places.)   (c) How much of the sample will remain after 63 years? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)

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The half-life of cesium-137 is 30 years. Suppose we have a 12-g sample.

(a) Find a function 
m(t) = m02−t/h that models the mass remaining after t years. 

(b) Find a function 
m(t) = m0e−rt
 that models the mass remaining after t years. (Round your r value to four decimal places.)
 
(c) How much of the sample will remain after 63 years? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)
 
(d) After how many years will only 4 g of the sample remain? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

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