A certain nuclear power plant produces nuclear waste in the form of strontium-90 at the constant rate of 600 pounds per year. The waste decays exponentially with a half-life of 28 years. How much of the radioactive waste from the nuclear plant will be present after 110 years? [Hint: Think of this as a survival and renewal problem.] Round to two decimal places.

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The problem involves both the accumulation of new waste and the decay of existing waste. Using the formula for exponential decay and integrating over the period, the amount of waste present after 110 years is approximately 22,645.56 pounds.

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