Stage 24 · Exponential & Logarithmic Functions

24.5.2 Radioactive Decay and Half-Life

24.5 Growth Models: Where Exponentials and Logarithms Shine

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24.5.2 Radioactive Decay and Half-Life

Core idea

With each half-life that passes, an artifact's carbon halves, and exponential decay lets us read back how old it is.

Module goal. Use exponentials and logarithms to capture real-world growth, decay, and phenomena spanning many orders of magnitude, feeling the value of modeling
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