Step 1 :The radioactive substance uranium-240 has a half-life of 14 hours. The amount $A(t)$ of a sample of uranium-240 remaining (in grams) after $t$ hours is given by the following exponential function.
Step 2 :\[A(t)=4300\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{\frac{t}{14}}\]
Step 3 :We are asked to find the amount of the sample remaining after 9 hours and after 40 hours. We can use the given exponential function to calculate this. We just need to substitute the values of t (time in hours) into the function and calculate the result.
Step 4 :For 9 hours, we substitute $t=9$ into the function to get:
Step 5 :\[A_9 = 4300\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{\frac{9}{14}}\]
Step 6 :Calculating this gives $A_9 = 2753.906382993186$ grams. Rounding to the nearest gram gives $A_9 = 2754$ grams.
Step 7 :For 40 hours, we substitute $t=40$ into the function to get:
Step 8 :\[A_{40} = 4300\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{\frac{40}{14}}\]
Step 9 :Calculating this gives $A_{40} = 593.4481135996741$ grams. Rounding to the nearest gram gives $A_{40} = 593$ grams.
Step 10 :Final Answer: The amount of the sample remaining after 9 hours is \(\boxed{2754}\) grams and after 40 hours is \(\boxed{593}\) grams.