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Many people use the over-the-counter medication ibuprofen for relief from muscle strains a...

Many people use the over-the-counter medication ibuprofen for relief from muscle strains and joint pain. The amount of ibuprofen in an adult's bloodstream decreases at an hourly rate of approximately 29%, and a normal adult dose is 400 mg.

a. Find a natural growth model I(t) that gives the amount of ibuprofen in the bloodstream as a function of time t in hours.


b. What is the half-life of ibuprofen?


c. How much ibuprofen is in a person’s bloodstream after 3 hours?

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