Single Variable Calculus: Early Transcendentals, Books a la Carte, and MyLab Math with Pearson eText -- Title-Specific Access Card Package (3rd Edition)
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Chapter 7.2, Problem 35E
Uranium dating Uranium-238 (U-238) has a half-life of 4.5 billion years. Geologists find a rock containing a mixture of U-238 and lead, and determine that 85% of the original U-238 remains: the other 15% has decayed into lead. How old is the rock?
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Single Variable Calculus: Early Transcendentals, Books a la Carte, and MyLab Math with Pearson eText -- Title-Specific Access Card Package (3rd Edition)
Ch. 7.1 - What is the domain of ln |x|?Ch. 7.1 - Quick Check 2 Simplify e ln 2x, ln (e2x), e2 ln x,...Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 3QCCh. 7.1 - Prob. 4QCCh. 7.1 - Prob. 1ECh. 7.1 - Prob. 2ECh. 7.1 - Evaluate 4xdx.Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 4ECh. 7.1 - Express 3x, x, and xsin x using the base e.Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 6E
Ch. 7.1 - Derivatives Evaluate the following derivatives...Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 8ECh. 7.1 - Derivatives with ln x Evaluate the following...Ch. 7.1 - Derivatives with ln x Evaluate the following...Ch. 7.1 - Derivatives with ln x Evaluate the following...Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 12ECh. 7.1 - Derivatives Evaluate the derivatives of the...Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 14ECh. 7.1 - Prob. 15ECh. 7.1 - Derivatives Evaluate the derivatives of the...Ch. 7.1 - Derivatives Evaluate the derivatives of the...Ch. 7.1 - Derivatives Evaluate the derivatives of the...Ch. 7.1 - Derivatives Evaluate the derivatives of the...Ch. 7.1 - Derivatives Evaluate the derivatives of the...Ch. 7.1 - Miscellaneous derivatives Compute the following...Ch. 7.1 - Miscellaneous derivatives Compute the following...Ch. 7.1 - Miscellaneous derivatives Compute the following...Ch. 7.1 - Miscellaneous derivatives Compute the following...Ch. 7.1 - Miscellaneous derivatives Compute the following...Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 26ECh. 7.1 - Miscellaneous derivatives Compute the following...Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 28ECh. 7.1 - Integrals with ln x Evaluate the following...Ch. 7.1 - Integrals Evaluate the following integrals....Ch. 7.1 - Integrals with ln x Evaluate the following...Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 32ECh. 7.1 - Integrals with ln x Evaluate the following...Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 34ECh. 7.1 - Integrals with ln x Evaluate the following...Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 36ECh. 7.1 - Integrals with ex Evaluate the following...Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 38ECh. 7.1 - Prob. 39ECh. 7.1 - Integrals with ex Evaluate the following...Ch. 7.1 - Integrals with ex Evaluate the following...Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 42ECh. 7.1 - Integrals with general bases Evaluate the...Ch. 7.1 - Integrals with general bases Evaluate the...Ch. 7.1 - Integrals with general bases Evaluate the...Ch. 7.1 - Integrals with general bases Evaluate the...Ch. 7.1 - Integrals with general bases Evaluate the...Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 48ECh. 7.1 - Integrals Evaluate the following integrals....Ch. 7.1 - Miscellaneous integrals Evaluate the following...Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 51ECh. 7.1 - Prob. 52ECh. 7.1 - Miscellaneous integrals Evaluate the following...Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 54ECh. 7.1 - Miscellaneous integrals Evaluate the following...Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 56ECh. 7.1 - Miscellaneous integrals Evaluate the following...Ch. 7.1 - Miscellaneous integrals Evaluate the following...Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 59ECh. 7.1 - Integrals Evaluate the following integrals....Ch. 7.1 - Integrals Evaluate the following integrals....Ch. 7.1 - Miscellaneous integrals Evaluate the following...Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 63ECh. 7.1 - Calculator limits Use a calculator to make a table...Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 65ECh. 7.1 - Calculator limits Use a calculator to make a table...Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 67ECh. 7.1 - Logarithm properties Use the integral definition...Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 69ECh. 7.1 - Prob. 70ECh. 7.1 - Prob. 71ECh. 7.1 - Derivative of ln |x| Differentiate ln x for x 0...Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 73ECh. 7.1 - ln x is unbounded Use the following argument to...Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 75ECh. 7.1 - Alternative proof of product property Assume that...Ch. 7.1 - Harmonic sum In Chapter 10, we will encounter the...Ch. 7.1 - Probability as an integral Two points P and Q are...Ch. 7.2 - Population A increases at a constant rate of...Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 2QCCh. 7.2 - Assume y() 100e0.005, 3y (exactly) what...Ch. 7.2 - If a quantity decreases by a factor of 8 every 30...Ch. 7.2 - In terms of relative growth rate, what is the...Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 2ECh. 7.2 - Explain the meaning of doubling time.Ch. 7.2 - Explain the meaning of half-life.Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 5ECh. 7.2 - Prob. 6ECh. 7.2 - Suppose a quantity described by the function y(t)...Ch. 7.2 - Suppose a quantity is described by the function...Ch. 7.2 - Give two examples of processes that are modeled by...Ch. 7.2 - Give two examples of processes that are modeled by...Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 11ECh. 7.2 - Prob. 12ECh. 7.2 - Absolute and relative growth rates Two functions f...Ch. 7.2 - Absolute and relative growth rates Two functions f...Ch. 7.2 - Designing exponential growth functions Complete...Ch. 7.2 - Designing exponential growth functions Complete...Ch. 7.2 - Designing exponential growth functions Complete...Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 18ECh. 7.2 - Designing exponential growth functions Complete...Ch. 7.2 - Designing exponential growth functions Complete...Ch. 7.2 - Determining APY Suppose 1000 is deposited in a...Ch. 7.2 - Tortoise growth In a study conducted at University...Ch. 7.2 - Projection sensitivity According to the 2014...Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 24ECh. 7.2 - Population of Texas Texas was the third fastest...Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 26ECh. 7.2 - Designing exponential decay functions Devise an...Ch. 7.2 - Designing exponential decay functions Devise an...Ch. 7.2 - Designing exponential decay functions Devise an...Ch. 7.2 - Designing exponential decay functions Devise an...Ch. 7.2 - Population of West Virginia The population of West...Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 32ECh. 7.2 - Atmospheric pressure The pressure of Earths...Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 34ECh. 7.2 - Uranium dating Uranium-238 (U-238) has a half-life...Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 36ECh. 7.2 - Caffeine After an individual drinks a beverage...Ch. 7.2 - Caffeine After an individual drinks a beverage...Ch. 7.2 - 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