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1. Given that h logb 3 and k logb 4 , express the following in terms of h and/or k.
(a) logb 12 (b) logb 16 (c) logb 0.75 [ no calculator ]
3. The half-life of Thallium-201 is 73 hours. How many hours will it take for an amount
of Thallium-201 to decay so that only 5% of the original amount remains?
[ calculator allowed ]
Answers
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2. (a) (i) f 1 x ln x 1 (ii) g 1 x e2x
2
ln 9 ln 81
4. x or x ln 64
ln 8