In a study of the intensity of gamma rays from a radioactive source it is suspected…

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · AP · AP Precalculus · Exponential and Logarithmic Functions · Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

Problem

In a study of the intensity of gamma rays from a radioactive source it is suspected that the counter rate

C

at a distance

d

from the source behaves as

C \propto \left( \frac{1}{d + d_0} \right)^2

where

d_0

is an unknown constant. A set of data for

C

and

d

is given. Outline how the data must be plotted in order to get a straight line.