Edexcel Paper 2 Specimen — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModulePaper 2 (Paper 2)
SessionSpecimen
TopicExponential Functions

5. The mass, \(m\) grams, of a radioactive substance, \(t\) years after first being observed, is modelled by the equation $$m = 25 \mathrm { e } ^ { - 0.05 t }$$ According to the model,
  1. find the mass of the radioactive substance six months after it was first observed,
  2. show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } m } { \mathrm {~d} t } = k m\), where \(k\) is a constant to be found.