It was found that the percentage of carbon-14, \(P\), contained in the bones of an animal \(n\) years after it has died is given by \(P = 2^{-kn}\), where \(k\) is a positive constant. The percentage of carbon-14 contained in the bones after the animal has been dead for 7200 years was 50%. How long, to the nearest year, was the animal dead if the percentage of carbon-14 found in the bones was only 34%?[4]
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