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College Algebra & Trigonometry, 2018a

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3.1. EXPONENTIAL AND LOGISTIC APPLICATIONS 153<br />

Exercises 3.1<br />

1) Medication in the bloodstream<br />

The function A(t) = 200e −0.014t gives the amount of medication, in milligrams, in<br />

a patient’s bloodstream t minutes after the medication has been injected.<br />

a) Find the amount of medication in the bloodstream after 45 minutes.<br />

Round your answer to the nearest milligram.<br />

b) How long will it take for the amount of medication to reach 50 milligrams?<br />

Round your answer to the nearest minute.<br />

2) Medication in the bloodstream<br />

The function D(t) =50e −0.2t gives the amount of medication, in milligrams, in a<br />

patient’s bloodstream t hours after the medication has been injected.<br />

a) Find the amount of medication in the bloodstream after 3 hours.<br />

Round your answer to the nearest milligram.<br />

b) How long will it take for the amount of medication to reach 10 milligrams?<br />

Round your answer to the nearest minute.

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