A certain nuclear power plant produces radioactive waste in the form of strontium-90 at the constant rate

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A certain nuclear power plant produces radioactive waste in the form of strontium-90 at the constant rate of 500 pounds per year. The waste decays exponentially with a half-life of 28 years. How much of the radioactive waste from the nuclear plant will be present after 140 years?

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Calculus For Business, Economics And The Social And Life Sciences

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Authors: Laurence Hoffmann, Gerald Bradley, David Sobecki, Michael Price

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