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diff --git a/3845/CH31/EX31.4/Ex31_4.sce b/3845/CH31/EX31.4/Ex31_4.sce new file mode 100644 index 000000000..4e2e62ad1 --- /dev/null +++ b/3845/CH31/EX31.4/Ex31_4.sce @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +//Example 31.4
+t_half=5730;//Half-life of Carbon-14 (y)
+lambda=0.693/t_half;//Decay constant (1/y)
+t=-log(0.92)/lambda;//Calculated age (y)
+//Above formula is obtained after mathematical simplification of Equation 31.38
+printf('The age of the Shroud of Turin = %0.1f years',t)
+//The answer varies due to round off error
+//Openstax - College Physics
+//Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11406/latest
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