Find the decay function for the amount of radioactive material that remains in a sample after t days if the half-life of the material is 29 days.

Name: Find the decay function for the amount of radioactive material that remains in a sample after t days if the half-life of the material is 29 days.
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The decay function for a material with a half-life of t1/2 is given by: A(t) = A0(1/2)^(t/t1/2)
Substituting t1/2 = 29, we get A(t) = A0(1/2)^(t/29).
This is the same form as option D.

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