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Life science: drug dosage. A dose of a drug is injected into the body of a patient. The drug amount in the body decreases at the rate of 10% per hour, that is,
a. A dose of 3 cubic centimeters (cc) is administered. Assuming
find the function that satisfies the equation.
b. How much of the initial dose 3 cc remains after 10 hr?
c. After how long does half of the original dose remain?
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