Jimmy K.

asked • 03/01/25

The concentration of a drug in the bloodstream

The concentration of a drug in the bloodstream tt hours after injection is given by the function C(t)=0.7te−1.5t,Ct=0.7te-1.5t, where the concentration is measured in milligrams/meter. How fast is the concentration changing in 1.5 hours. Round your answer to three decimal places and write out units using / to represent per.


The answer is not -0.092 which is what I have been getting

Doug C.

-0.922 is correct. Did you include the units: milligrams/meter/hour?
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03/01/25

Doug C.

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Sunita K. answered • 03/02/25

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Doug C.

Looks like you are missing a t in the definition for C(t), which means product rule is required.
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03/02/25

Sunita K.

Thanks, updated the answer
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03/02/25

Doug C.

Great. Per my comment in the original post the student's answer was probably marked incorrect because of failure to provide the correct units on the -0.0922.
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03/05/25

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