The amount of a radioactive isotope decays in half every year.the amount of the isotope can be modeled by f(x)=346(1/2)^x and f(1)=173 what does the 1/2 represent

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The amount of a radioactive isotope decays in half every year.the amount of the isotope can be modeled by f(x)=346(1/2)^x and f(1)=173 what does the 1/2 represent

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Answer: 1/2 is the value b such that (b)^1 = 1/2, the fraction the isotope decays in one year.

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