Using Carbon dating to determine the age of a fossil

The video tutorial explains the concept of carbon dating and its use in determining the age of fossils. It introduces a mathematical model involving the ratio of carbon-14 to carbon-12 and demonstrates how to solve for the age of a fossil using logarithmic functions. The tutorial walks through the process of setting up the problem, solving the equation, and performing the final calculation to estimate the fossil's age, emphasizing the importance of understanding exponential and logarithmic properties.

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