1.The half-life of polonium (210Po) is 143 days. If
you have 21 grams now, how much wil you have at the end of 2 years?
(Give your answer correct to 3 decimal places.)
grams
2.A colony of bacteria grows according to the uninhibited growth model. Suppose there is 9 g of bacteria on Monday and 27 g of bacteria on Wednesday.
(a) Find a function that gives the amount of bacteria in grams
after t days. (Use the variable a to represent
the initial amount.)
A(t) =
(b) What is the doubling time for the colony? (Round your answer to
2 decimal places.)
days
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