Question

The number of milligrams of a diabetic drug in a person's system after t hours is given by the function D(t)=20e^(-0.4t). How much of the drug is in the person's system after 5 hours?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Plug in t = 5 and evaluate.


D(t)=20e^(-0.4t)


D(5)=20e^(-0.4*5)


D(5)=20e^(-2)


D(5)=20(0.13533528)


D(5)=2.7067056


So roughly 2.7067056 mg of the drug is left in the system.

Answer 3

Thank you soooo much! =)

Answer 4

sure thing :)