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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A certain radioactive substance is decaying so that at time t, measured in years, the amount of the substance, in grams, is given by the function f(t)=3e^(-3t). What is the rate of decay of the substance after half a year?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

This is what I did. I found the derivative: f'(t)=-9e^(-3t) Then the half a year would be 1/2. I subbed that into t and got -2.00 as my answer. The answer is supposed to be -0.88 though

OpenStudy (anonymous):

nope, that's all

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ohhh

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks anyway

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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