Silicon-
a. Develop the mathematical model that represents the amount of silicon-
b. Predict the amount of silicon-
c. Predict the amount of silicon-
d. Find
e. Find
f. Find
g. Find
h. Why is the absolute value of the answer to part (e) greater than the answer to part (g)?
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