\begin{frame} \frametitle{Exponential Radioactive Decay} \begin{exampleblock}{} The half-life of radium-226 is $1590$ years. \begin{itemize} \pause \item We consider a sample of $100$mg. \end{itemize} \pause Find a formula for the mass that remains after $t$ years. \pause\medskip We have: \begin{talign} &m(t) = m(0) \cdot e^{-kt} \\ &\mpause[1]{m(0) = 100} \\ &\mpause[2]{m(1590) = \frac{1}{2}\cdot 100 = 50 \mpause[3]{= 100 \cdot e^{-k\cdot 1590}}} \\ &\mpause[4]{e^{-k\cdot 1590} = \frac{1}{2} } \mpause[5]{\;\;\implies\;\; -k\cdot 1590 = \ln \frac{1}{2} \mpause[6]{= \ln 1 - \ln 2 = -\ln 2} } \\ &\mpause[7]{k = \frac{\ln 2}{1590} } \end{talign} \pause\pause\pause\pause\pause\pause\pause\pause Hence $m(t) = 100e^{-\frac{\ln 2}{1590} t} \mpause[1]{= 100 \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{\frac{t}{1590}} }$ is the mass after $t$ years.\hspace*{-10ex} \end{exampleblock} \end{frame}