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A medication with an initial concentration of 1. 5 milligrams per liter is administered to a

patient, and the decay rate of the drug is 10% per hour. Which equation can be used to model
the concentration, C, of the drug in the patient’s body as a function of time, t, in hours since the
drug was administered?

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Answer: Exponential decay model:

y

=

x

(

1

r

)

t

, half life of tablet is about

2

hours and after

t

=

3

hours , remaining drug on patient's system is

42.875

mg.

Step-by-step explanation: Initial drug

x

=

125

mg ; rate of decay

r

=

30

100

=

0.3

gm/hour

Exponential model:

y

=

x

(

1

r

)

t

=

125

(

1

0.3

)

t

=

125

0.7

t

Half life:

y

=

125

2

=

62.5

mg

62.5

=

125

0.7

t

or

0.7

t

=

1

2

. Taking logarithm on both sides we get ,

t

log

(

0.7

)

=

log

(

0.5

)

t

=

log

(

0.5

)

log

(

0.7

)

1.94

(

2

d

p

)

hour

The half life of tablet is about

2

hours.

After

t

=

3

hours , remaining drug on patient's system is

y

=

125

0.7

t

=

125

0.7

3

=

42.875

mg [Ans]

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