A: From the graph, at T=8 hours, the concentration is approximately 24 mg/L
B: The concentration increases on the interval [0,2] hours and decreases on the interval
[2,20] hours.
C: The maximum concentration is approximately 64 mg/L at t=2 hours.
D: After reaching the maximum concentration at t=2 hours, it takes approximately 10
hours for the concentration to decrease to 16 mg/L (at t=12 hours).
E: The graph shows that the concentration decreases over time. After one week (168
hours) and one month (720 hours), the concentration will be very low, approaching zero.
F: The concentration increases rapidly to a peak at t=2 hours, then decreases steadily
over the next 18 hours. The drug reaches its maximum concentration quickly but is
eliminated from the bloodstream over time.
2A: T=0.105 hours or t=39.895 hours
2C: The function is de ned for all real numbers t>0 since time cannot be negative.
Therefore, the reasonable domain is [0, ).
2D: To maintain a concentration between 1mg/L and 8 mg/L, the patient should receive
the next dose when the concentration drops to 1 mg/L. Solving c(t)=1 gives t=0.20 or
t=39.80 hours. Since the concentration peaks at t=2 hours, the next dose should be
given approximately every 2 hours to maintain a concentration above 1 mg/L and below
8 mg/L.
2E: The oral drug reaches a higher maximum concentration more quickly but decreases
faster. The intravenous drug has a lower maximum concentration but maintains it
longer. Over the rst 20 hours, the oral drug’s concentration is higher than the
intravenous drug’s concentration.