A Patient Was Administered Iodine-123 Before a Thyroid Imaging Scan

question 46

Essay

A patient was administered Iodine-123 before a thyroid imaging scan. The table illustrates the data gathered over a 12-hour time period.

Using a graphing calculator, find an appropriate curve that models the amount of Iodine-123 (in micrograms) as a function of the time (in hours) (round to the nearest thousandth).

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