A student strained her knee in an intramural volleyball game, and her doctor has prescribed an antiinflammatory drug to reduce the swelling. She is to take two 220mg tablets every 8 hours for 10 days. Her kidneys eliminate 60% of this drug from her body every 8 hours. Assume she faithfully takes the correct dosage at the prescribed regular intervals. Write an equation to model the dose of medicine.

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A student strained her knee in an  intramural volleyball game, and her doctor  has prescribed an anti­inflammatory drug  to reduce the swelling. She is to take two  220­mg tablets every 8 hours for 10 days.  Her kidneys eliminate 60% of this drug  from her body every 8 hours. Assume she  faithfully takes the correct dosage at the  prescribed regular intervals. Write an equation to model the dose of medicine.

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

...I just realized why you need help....I'm gonna need to find you a true professional math person...O_O

anonymous · Answer

@mathlover Maybe you can help

anonymous · Answer

@SnuggieLad Do you think you can help with @Aki-chan 's question

anonymous · Answer

@mathslover want to help with this question? It's kind of out of my league

anonymous · Answer

I'm assuming a log growth function is needed, but I'm not sure

primeralph · Answer

I got multiple equations..........do you want one for the amount of whatever left in her or just the 'dose'? Or do you have another definition for dose?

primeralph · Answer

@Aki-chan  that is one of the equations I derived..........

anonymous · Answer

The amount in her

primeralph · Answer

gimme a minute, I just woke up.........

anonymous · Answer

lol it's fine

primeralph · Answer

@smokeydabear  don't just stand there; operate.............

anonymous · Answer

Oh, haha I'm bad with logarithmic stuff =P

primeralph · Answer

why don't we be more realistic and say that she doesn't take the medicine faithfully?

anonymous · Answer

And she gets an overdose and dies immediately.

anonymous · Answer

Or let's assume she does maybe?
I wish the problem was that easy :P

anonymous · Answer

I wouldn't mind her dying, it would make my life a little bit easier

primeralph · Answer

coldhearted people.

primeralph · Answer

..well you know how math goes, they'll probably tell us to find how long it takes her body to decay...........

anonymous · Answer

@smokeydabear I think she's gotta live

anonymous · Answer

lol probably

anonymous · Answer

@primeralph Genius, should have seen that one coming

primeralph · Answer

okay, got it. It's compounding........
@smokeydabear  who's Genius?

anonymous · Answer

Your comments on decaying bodies =P But honestly I am not good with logarithms...

primeralph · Answer

oh, I'm the Genius? I feel so flattered...I'm jumping about right now.....my face is all red.....even though I'm black...........

anonymous · Answer

Once again, you are a comedian ^^

primeralph · Answer

@Aki-chan  pardon me for..flirting..(-_-).which one are you better at? differentials or regression/sequences ?

anonymous · Answer

-_-' it's all right. The class is Pre-Calc and the unit's Logarithms/exponential functions so I feel like either of those might be need.

primeralph · Answer

.......well, this is the differential equation setup..........

anonymous · Answer

I am almost sure it is a logarithmic equation, if that's what you wanted to know. I just suck at setting them up.

primeralph · Answer

I really don't know how they expect you to know that in precalc.....................

primeralph · Answer

@Aki-chan  I can't find a way to make it easier than calculus..........I'm sorry....

anonymous · Answer

I don't know how they expect that either D:

primeralph · Answer

hold on..........

primeralph · Answer

Imma explain it

primeralph · Answer

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