Exponential Decay Given that a quantity Q(t) exhibiting exponential decay is described by the function Q(t) = 1400e−0.01t where t is measured in years, answer the following questions. (a) What is the decay constant k? k = (b) What quantity is present initially? units (c) Complete the following table of values. (Round your answers to the nearest whole number.) t Q 0 __ 5 __ 10 __ 20 __ 100 __

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Exponential Decay Given that a quantity Q(t) exhibiting exponential decay is described by the function Q(t) = 1400e−0.01t where t is measured in years, answer the following questions. (a) What is the decay constant k? k = (b) What quantity is present initially? units (c) Complete the following table of values. (Round your answers to the nearest whole number.) t Q 0 __ 5 __ 10 __ 20 __ 100 __
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