10) Technetium-99m is a drug taken by a patient and then used to study tumors in the brain, lungs and other parts of the body. A patient takes a 1000-mg pill. The data below shows how much active
ingredient remains in the body over 6-hour time intervals.
a) What is the initial value?
Technetium-99m Decay
#of 6 hour Amount of Drug
time intervals remaining (mg)
0
1000
1
500
2
250
3
125
b) What is the growth
decay factor?
Write a rule for the function.