Monday, March 6, 2017

Finding half life

Solving for the half life is easy.

Suppose A(t) = Ao*e^(-4t)

To find the half life, let A(t) = (1/2)Ao

(1/2)Ao = Ao*e^(-4t)

1/2 = e^(-4t)

ln (1/2) = ln(e^(-4t))

ln (1/2) = -4t

t = (-1/4)ln(1/2)


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