lox (x) = -5
rewrite the equation in exponential form:
10^-5 = x
10^-5 = 1/10000
1/10000 = 0.00001
That is the correct answer.
Answer:
Plug in the values for x
Step-by-step explanation:
plug in x values into the equation
for example, plug -2 into the equation. y= -2(-2). y=4
So on and so forth
Answer: You will need 3.5lbs of the cheaper candy
and 5 lbs of the expensive candy.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent the number of pounds of the cheaper candy that you would need.
Let y represent the number of pounds of the expensive candy that you would need.
You would like to have 8.5 lbs of a candy mixture. It means that
x + y = 8.5
You have one type of candy that sells for $1.70/lb and another type of candy that sells for $3.40/lb. The candy mixture would sell for $2.70/lb. It means that the total cost of the mixture would be 8.5 × 2.7 = $22.95. The expression would be
1.7x + 3.4y = 22.95- - - - - - - - - - - 1
Substituting x = 8.5 - y into equation 1, it becomes
1.7(8.5 - y) + 3.4y = 22.95
14.45 - 1.7y + 3.4y = 22.95
- 1.7y + 3.4y = 22.95 - 14.45
1.7y = 8.5
y = 8.5/1.7
y = 5
x = 8.5 - y = 8.5 - 5
x = 3.5
<u>Finding the Decay constant(λ):</u>
λ = 0.693 / (half-life)
we are given that the half-life is 36 hours
λ = 0.693 / (36)
λ = 0.01925 /hour
<u>Time taken for 87% decay:</u>
Since decay is first-order, we will use the formula:
Where A₀ is the initial amount and A is the final amount
Let the initial amount be 100 mg,
the final amount will be 87% of 100
Final amount = 100*87/100 = 87 mg
<em>Replacing the values in the equation: </em>
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t = 7.18 hours
<em>We used 'hours' as the unit because the unit of the decay constant is '/hour'</em>
Therefore, the drug will decay to 87% of initial dosage after 7.18 hours