A cypress beam found in the tomb of Sneferu in Egypt contained 55%of the radioactive carbon-14 (C-14) that is found in living cypress wood. It iswell-known that the half life of C-14 is approximately 5,600 years.(a) Write the initial-value problem that models this scenario using an appropriatedifferential equation and initial condition.(b) Show that the general solution of the IVP from part a) is given by A(t) = Cekt,where A(t) is the amount of radioactive C-14 at any time t, and determine theparticular solution.(c) Determine the approximate age of the tomb. For your answer, use a completestatement and appropriate units.
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