Polynomial Equation for Drug Administration
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A medical research lab is testing a new drug on a patient.  The amount of the drug remaining in the patient's bloodstream  t hours after the drug is administered can be modeled by the equation

 

Using a graph, find out how many hours after administration will the drug be totally eliminated from the patient's bloodstream? 

Be sure to include:

•  your graph, with axes labeled and titled.
•  a written explanation of how you interpreted the graph to answer the question.
•  the answer in hours.
 

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