Figure 9.3 shows the quantity of the drug atenolol in theblood as a function of time

Chapter 9, Problem 34

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Figure 9.3 shows the quantity of the drug atenolol in theblood as a function of time, with the first dose at timet = 0. Atenolol is taken in 50 mg doses once a day tolower blood pressure.(a) If the half-life of atenolol in the blood is 6.3 hours,what percentage of the atenolol present at the startof a 24-hour period is still there at the end?(b) Find expressions for the quantities Q0, Q1, Q2, Q3,..., and Qn shown in Figure 9.3. Write the expression for Qn in closed form.(c) Find expressions for the quantities P1, P2, P3, ...,and Pn shown in Figure 9.3. Write the expressionfor Pn in closed form.

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