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Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009
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09-19-2009, 05:40 AM
Hi,

Quote:72, but close enough for government work... :lol:
Hmmm.

dP/dt = -kP
so
P = P0 exp(-kt)
so
t = ln(P/P0) / -k

With P/P0 = 0.5 and k = 0.01/year, I get t = 69.315 years on my HP.

Did I do something wrong?

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Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by Jester - 09-14-2009, 11:14 AM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by Occhidiangela - 09-15-2009, 09:45 PM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by Jester - 09-15-2009, 10:01 PM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by Occhidiangela - 09-16-2009, 03:41 AM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by Jester - 09-16-2009, 11:40 AM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by Occhidiangela - 09-16-2009, 09:35 PM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by Jester - 09-16-2009, 10:05 PM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by kandrathe - 09-16-2009, 11:02 PM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by ShadowHM - 09-16-2009, 11:07 PM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by Sir_Die_alot - 09-17-2009, 10:31 PM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by Jester - 09-17-2009, 10:37 PM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by Occhidiangela - 09-17-2009, 11:05 PM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by --Pete - 09-17-2009, 11:34 PM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by Jester - 09-17-2009, 11:39 PM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by kandrathe - 09-18-2009, 03:42 AM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by Zingydex - 09-18-2009, 10:58 PM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by kandrathe - 09-18-2009, 11:39 PM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by Jester - 09-19-2009, 12:02 AM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by --Pete - 09-19-2009, 01:35 AM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by Occhidiangela - 09-19-2009, 03:51 AM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by --Pete - 09-19-2009, 04:09 AM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by Lissa - 09-19-2009, 05:19 AM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by --Pete - 09-19-2009, 05:40 AM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by kandrathe - 09-19-2009, 04:52 PM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by Occhidiangela - 09-19-2009, 05:15 PM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by --Pete - 09-19-2009, 05:24 PM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by Occhidiangela - 09-19-2009, 05:41 PM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by --Pete - 09-19-2009, 05:59 PM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by --Pete - 09-19-2009, 06:04 PM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by Occhidiangela - 09-29-2009, 11:38 PM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by --Pete - 09-30-2009, 01:10 AM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by Occhidiangela - 10-02-2009, 04:01 PM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by kandrathe - 10-02-2009, 11:28 PM
Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009 - by Occhidiangela - 10-03-2009, 11:30 AM

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