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A radioactive sample has two decay chains with constants λ1\lambda_1 and λ2\lambda_2. The total decay rate is dNdt=(λ1+λ2)N\frac{dN}{dt} = -(\lambda_1 + \lambda_2)N. What is the effective half-life T1/2T_{1/2}?