1. Practice Word Problems
Math 4B
Practice Word Problems
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2. 1) A dangerous substance known as Chemical X is lethal if its concentration in the air is 100 parts per million by volume (ppmv). The half-life of chemical X is known to be 7 hours. If I accidentally release a quantity of chemical X in my secret underground lab such that its initial concentration is 1500 ppmv, how long do I have to wait before I can enter the lab again?
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3. We are given the half-life, so we can assume exponential decay.
1) A dangerous substance known as Chemical X is lethal if its concentration in the air is 100 parts per million by volume (ppmv). The half-life of chemical X is known to be 7 hours. If I accidentally release a quantity of chemical X in my secret underground lab such that its initial concentration is 1500 ppmv, how long do I have to wait before I can enter the lab again?
We are given the half-life, so we can assume exponential decay.
We know the general formula will be something like
Where y(t)=concentration after t hours, and y(0)=1500
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4. We are given the half-life, so we can assume exponential decay.
1) A dangerous substance known as Chemical X is lethal if its concentration in the air is 100 parts per million by volume (ppmv). The half-life of chemical X is known to be 7 hours. If I accidentally release a quantity of chemical X in my secret underground lab such that its initial concentration is 1500 ppmv, how long do I have to wait before I can enter the lab again?
We are given the half-life, so we can assume exponential decay.
We know the general formula will be something like
Where y(t)=concentration after t hours, and y(0)=1500
The half-life is given, so we can find the value for k (it will be negative)
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5. We are given the half-life, so we can assume exponential decay.
1) A dangerous substance known as Chemical X is lethal if its concentration in the air is 100 parts per million by volume (ppmv). The half-life of chemical X is known to be 7 hours. If I accidentally release a quantity of chemical X in my secret underground lab such that its initial concentration is 1500 ppmv, how long do I have to wait before I can enter the lab again?
We are given the half-life, so we can assume exponential decay.
We know the general formula will be something like
Where y(t)=concentration after t hours, and y(0)=1500
The half-life is given, so we can find the value for k (it will be negative)
If a half-life is given, the value of k is always
If a doubling time is given, k is always
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6. We are given the half-life, so we can assume exponential decay.
1) A dangerous substance known as Chemical X is lethal if its concentration in the air is 100 parts per million by volume (ppmv). The half-life of chemical X is known to be 7 hours. If I accidentally release a quantity of chemical X in my secret underground lab such that its initial concentration is 1500 ppmv, how long do I have to wait before I can enter the lab again?
We are given the half-life, so we can assume exponential decay.
We know the general formula will be something like
Where y(t)=concentration after t hours, and y(0)=1500
The half-life is given, so we can find the value for k (it will be negative)
So our formula is:
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7. We are given the half-life, so we can assume exponential decay.
1) A dangerous substance known as Chemical X is lethal if its concentration in the air is 100 parts per million by volume (ppmv). The half-life of chemical X is known to be 7 hours. If I accidentally release a quantity of chemical X in my secret underground lab such that its initial concentration is 1500 ppmv, how long do I have to wait before I can enter the lab again?
We are given the half-life, so we can assume exponential decay.
We know the general formula will be something like
Where y(t)=concentration after t hours, and y(0)=1500
The half-life is given, so we can find the value for k (it will be negative)
So our formula is:
When is the concentration 100? Set y=100 and solve for t.
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8. We are given the half-life, so we can assume exponential decay.
1) A dangerous substance known as Chemical X is lethal if its concentration in the air is 100 parts per million by volume (ppmv). The half-life of chemical X is known to be 7 hours. If I accidentally release a quantity of chemical X in my secret underground lab such that its initial concentration is 1500 ppmv, how long do I have to wait before I can enter the lab again?
We are given the half-life, so we can assume exponential decay.
We know the general formula will be something like
Where y(t)=concentration after t hours, and y(0)=1500
The half-life is given, so we can find the value for k (it will be negative)
So our formula is:
When is the concentration 100? Set y=100 and solve for t.
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9. 2) Sally is saving for the down payment on a house
2) Sally is saving for the down payment on a house. She already has $10,000 in her savings account, and figures that she will need $50,000 for the down payment. Assuming she earns a 4% annual interest rate (compounded continuously), how much should she deposit in her account each year (again, continuously) to end up with enough money for the down payment after 5 years?
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10. Here d is the annual deposit amount.
2) Sally is saving for the down payment on a house. She already has $10,000 in her savings account, and figures that she will need $50,000 for the down payment. Assuming she earns a 4% annual interest rate (compounded continuously), how much should she deposit in her account each year (again, continuously) to end up with enough money for the down payment after 5 years?
We can set up a DE for the account balance. If y(t)=$ in the account after t years, then
with initial value
Here d is the annual deposit amount.
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11. Here d is the annual deposit amount.
2) Sally is saving for the down payment on a house. She already has $10,000 in her savings account, and figures that she will need $50,000 for the down payment. Assuming she earns a 4% annual interest rate (compounded continuously), how much should she deposit in her account each year (again, continuously) to end up with enough money for the down payment after 5 years?
We can set up a DE for the account balance. If y(t)=$ in the account after t years, then
with initial value
Here d is the annual deposit amount.
This DE is first-order, linear, and separable. So we have lots of options for solving it.
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12. Here d is the annual deposit amount.
2) Sally is saving for the down payment on a house. She already has $10,000 in her savings account, and figures that she will need $50,000 for the down payment. Assuming she earns a 4% annual interest rate (compounded continuously), how much should she deposit in her account each year (again, continuously) to end up with enough money for the down payment after 5 years?
We can set up a DE for the account balance. If y(t)=$ in the account after t years, then
with initial value
Here d is the annual deposit amount.
This DE is first-order, linear, and separable. So we have lots of options for solving it.
Let’s use an integrating factor. We need to rewrite the equation in standard form:
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13. Here d is the annual deposit amount.
2) Sally is saving for the down payment on a house. She already has $10,000 in her savings account, and figures that she will need $50,000 for the down payment. Assuming she earns a 4% annual interest rate (compounded continuously), how much should she deposit in her account each year (again, continuously) to end up with enough money for the down payment after 5 years?
We can set up a DE for the account balance. If y(t)=$ in the account after t years, then
with initial value
Here d is the annual deposit amount.
This DE is first-order, linear, and separable. So we have lots of options for solving it.
Let’s use an integrating factor. We need to rewrite the equation in standard form:
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14. Here d is the annual deposit amount.
2) Sally is saving for the down payment on a house. She already has $10,000 in her savings account, and figures that she will need $50,000 for the down payment. Assuming she earns a 4% annual interest rate (compounded continuously), how much should she deposit in her account each year (again, continuously) to end up with enough money for the down payment after 5 years?
We can set up a DE for the account balance. If y(t)=$ in the account after t years, then
with initial value
Here d is the annual deposit amount.
This DE is first-order, linear, and separable. So we have lots of options for solving it.
Let’s use an integrating factor. We need to rewrite the equation in standard form:
Multiply through by µ, then integrate and solve for y:
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15. Here d is the annual deposit amount.
2) Sally is saving for the down payment on a house. She already has $10,000 in her savings account, and figures that she will need $50,000 for the down payment. Assuming she earns a 4% annual interest rate (compounded continuously), how much should she deposit in her account each year (again, continuously) to end up with enough money for the down payment after 5 years?
We can set up a DE for the account balance. If y(t)=$ in the account after t years, then
with initial value
Here d is the annual deposit amount.
This DE is first-order, linear, and separable. So we have lots of options for solving it.
Let’s use an integrating factor. We need to rewrite the equation in standard form:
Use the initial value to find C:
Multiply through by µ, then integrate and solve for y:
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16. Here d is the annual deposit amount.
2) Sally is saving for the down payment on a house. She already has $10,000 in her savings account, and figures that she will need $50,000 for the down payment. Assuming she earns a 4% annual interest rate (compounded continuously), how much should she deposit in her account each year (again, continuously) to end up with enough money for the down payment after 5 years?
We can set up a DE for the account balance. If y(t)=$ in the account after t years, then
with initial value
Here d is the annual deposit amount.
This DE is first-order, linear, and separable. So we have lots of options for solving it.
Let’s use an integrating factor. We need to rewrite the equation in standard form:
Use the initial value to find C:
Multiply through by µ, then integrate and solve for y:
So our solution becomes:
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17. Here d is the annual deposit amount.
2) Sally is saving for the down payment on a house. She already has $10,000 in her savings account, and figures that she will need $50,000 for the down payment. Assuming she earns a 4% annual interest rate (compounded continuously), how much should she deposit in her account each year (again, continuously) to end up with enough money for the down payment after 5 years?
We can set up a DE for the account balance. If y(t)=$ in the account after t years, then
with initial value
Here d is the annual deposit amount.
This DE is first-order, linear, and separable. So we have lots of options for solving it.
Let’s use an integrating factor. We need to rewrite the equation in standard form:
Use the initial value to find C:
Multiply through by µ, then integrate and solve for y:
So our solution becomes:
Now we need to find the d that will give $50,000 at t=5.
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18. 3) My cup of coffee this morning was initially 90 degrees celsius, and after 15 minutes it was 70 degrees Celsius. If the room temperature is 20 degrees Celsius, how long will I have to wait until my coffee is at my ideal drinking temperature of 60 degrees Celsius? Assume that the coffee cools according to Newton’s law of cooling.
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19. T(t)=temperature at time t M=ambient (constant) temperature
3) My cup of coffee this morning was initially 90 degrees celsius, and after 15 minutes it was 70 degrees Celsius. If the room temperature is 20 degrees Celsius, how long will I have to wait until my coffee is at my ideal drinking temperature of 60 degrees Celsius? Assume that the coffee cools according to Newton’s law of cooling.
T(t)=temperature at time t
M=ambient (constant) temperature
For heating or cooling the DE is
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20. T(t)=temperature at time t M=ambient (constant) temperature
3) My cup of coffee this morning was initially 90 degrees celsius, and after 15 minutes it was 70 degrees Celsius. If the room temperature is 20 degrees Celsius, how long will I have to wait until my coffee is at my ideal drinking temperature of 60 degrees Celsius? Assume that the coffee cools according to Newton’s law of cooling.
T(t)=temperature at time t
M=ambient (constant) temperature
For heating or cooling the DE is
In our problem M=20 and we also know two values for T: T(0)=90 and T(15)=70
Time in minutes
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21. T(t)=temperature at time t M=ambient (constant) temperature
3) My cup of coffee this morning was initially 90 degrees celsius, and after 15 minutes it was 70 degrees Celsius. If the room temperature is 20 degrees Celsius, how long will I have to wait until my coffee is at my ideal drinking temperature of 60 degrees Celsius? Assume that the coffee cools according to Newton’s law of cooling.
T(t)=temperature at time t
M=ambient (constant) temperature
For heating or cooling the DE is
In our problem M=20 and we also know two values for T: T(0)=90 and T(15)=70
Time in minutes
Note that our DE is first-order, linear and separable, so we have lots of options. Let’s try separation this time.
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22. T(t)=temperature at time t M=ambient (constant) temperature
3) My cup of coffee this morning was initially 90 degrees celsius, and after 15 minutes it was 70 degrees Celsius. If the room temperature is 20 degrees Celsius, how long will I have to wait until my coffee is at my ideal drinking temperature of 60 degrees Celsius? Assume that the coffee cools according to Newton’s law of cooling.
T(t)=temperature at time t
M=ambient (constant) temperature
For heating or cooling the DE is
In our problem M=20 and we also know two values for T: T(0)=90 and T(15)=70
Time in minutes
Note that our DE is first-order, linear and separable, so we have lots of options. Let’s try separation this time.
Note that the constant C in the last line will not be the same number as in the previous lines, but since it is arbitrary, we can still just call it C.
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23. T(t)=temperature at time t M=ambient (constant) temperature
3) My cup of coffee this morning was initially 90 degrees celsius, and after 15 minutes it was 70 degrees Celsius. If the room temperature is 20 degrees Celsius, how long will I have to wait until my coffee is at my ideal drinking temperature of 60 degrees Celsius? Assume that the coffee cools according to Newton’s law of cooling.
T(t)=temperature at time t
M=ambient (constant) temperature
For heating or cooling the DE is
In our problem M=20 and we also know two values for T: T(0)=90 and T(15)=70
Time in minutes
Note that our DE is first-order, linear and separable, so we have lots of options. Let’s try separation this time.
We can use the initial value to find C.
Now our solution is
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24. T(t)=temperature at time t M=ambient (constant) temperature
3) My cup of coffee this morning was initially 90 degrees celsius, and after 15 minutes it was 70 degrees Celsius. If the room temperature is 20 degrees Celsius, how long will I have to wait until my coffee is at my ideal drinking temperature of 60 degrees Celsius? Assume that the coffee cools according to Newton’s law of cooling.
T(t)=temperature at time t
M=ambient (constant) temperature
For heating or cooling the DE is
In our problem M=20 and we also know two values for T: T(0)=90 and T(15)=70
Time in minutes
Note that our DE is first-order, linear and separable, so we have lots of options. Let’s try separation this time.
Using T(15)=70 we can find k
We can use the initial value to find C.
Now our solution is
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25. T(t)=temperature at time t M=ambient (constant) temperature
3) My cup of coffee this morning was initially 90 degrees celsius, and after 15 minutes it was 70 degrees Celsius. If the room temperature is 20 degrees Celsius, how long will I have to wait until my coffee is at my ideal drinking temperature of 60 degrees Celsius? Assume that the coffee cools according to Newton’s law of cooling.
T(t)=temperature at time t
M=ambient (constant) temperature
For heating or cooling the DE is
In our problem M=20 and we also know two values for T: T(0)=90 and T(15)=70
Time in minutes
Note that our DE is first-order, linear and separable, so we have lots of options. Let’s try separation this time.
Using T(15)=70 we can find k
Our final formula is thus
We can use the initial value to find C.
Now our solution is
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26. T(t)=temperature at time t M=ambient (constant) temperature
3) My cup of coffee this morning was initially 90 degrees celsius, and after 15 minutes it was 70 degrees Celsius. If the room temperature is 20 degrees Celsius, how long will I have to wait until my coffee is at my ideal drinking temperature of 60 degrees Celsius? Assume that the coffee cools according to Newton’s law of cooling.
T(t)=temperature at time t
M=ambient (constant) temperature
For heating or cooling the DE is
In our problem M=20 and we also know two values for T: T(0)=90 and T(15)=70
Time in minutes
Note that our DE is first-order, linear and separable, so we have lots of options. Let’s try separation this time.
Using T(15)=70 we can find k
Our final formula is thus
We can use the initial value to find C.
Finally we can answer our question – set T=60 and solve
Now our solution is
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27. 4) A tank with capacity 1000 liters is initially filled with 100 liters of fresh water. Salt water with a concentration of 6 grams of salt per liter is poured into the tank at a rate of 10 liters per minute. The well stirred mixture flows out of the tank at a rate of 5 liters per minute. Note that the volume of water in the tank will be increasing until the tank is full. What will the concentration of salt be at the moment the tank is full?
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28. 4) A tank with capacity 1000 liters is initially filled with 100 liters of fresh water. Salt water with a concentration of 6 grams of salt per liter is poured into the tank at a rate of 10 liters per minute. The well stirred mixture flows out of the tank at a rate of 5 liters per minute. Note that the volume of water in the tank will be increasing until the tank is full. What will the concentration of salt be at the moment the tank is full?
Mixing problems will always have the same basic form for their DE: Total Rate = (Rate In) – (Rate Out)
saltwater input
saltwater output
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29. 4) A tank with capacity 1000 liters is initially filled with 100 liters of fresh water. Salt water with a concentration of 6 grams of salt per liter is poured into the tank at a rate of 10 liters per minute. The well stirred mixture flows out of the tank at a rate of 5 liters per minute. Note that the volume of water in the tank will be increasing until the tank is full. What will the concentration of salt be at the moment the tank is full?
Mixing problems will always have the same basic form for their DE: Total Rate = (Rate In) – (Rate Out)
saltwater input
The input and output rates will typically be calculated as (concentration) x (flow rate)
saltwater output
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30. 4) A tank with capacity 1000 liters is initially filled with 100 liters of fresh water. Salt water with a concentration of 6 grams of salt per liter is poured into the tank at a rate of 10 liters per minute. The well stirred mixture flows out of the tank at a rate of 5 liters per minute. Note that the volume of water in the tank will be increasing until the tank is full. What will the concentration of salt be at the moment the tank is full?
Mixing problems will always have the same basic form for their DE: Total Rate = (Rate In) – (Rate Out)
saltwater input
The input and output rates will typically be calculated as (concentration) x (flow rate)
In this case we are keeping track of grams of salt, so concentration should have units of grams/liter.
saltwater output
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31. The input is straightforward:
4) A tank with capacity 1000 liters is initially filled with 100 liters of fresh water. Salt water with a concentration of 6 grams of salt per liter is poured into the tank at a rate of 10 liters per minute. The well stirred mixture flows out of the tank at a rate of 5 liters per minute. Note that the volume of water in the tank will be increasing until the tank is full. What will the concentration of salt be at the moment the tank is full?
Mixing problems will always have the same basic form for their DE: Total Rate = (Rate In) – (Rate Out)
saltwater input
The input and output rates will typically be calculated as (concentration) x (flow rate)
In this case we are keeping track of grams of salt, so concentration should have units of grams/liter.
saltwater output
The input is straightforward:
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32. The input is straightforward:
4) A tank with capacity 1000 liters is initially filled with 100 liters of fresh water. Salt water with a concentration of 6 grams of salt per liter is poured into the tank at a rate of 10 liters per minute. The well stirred mixture flows out of the tank at a rate of 5 liters per minute. Note that the volume of water in the tank will be increasing until the tank is full. What will the concentration of salt be at the moment the tank is full?
Mixing problems will always have the same basic form for their DE: Total Rate = (Rate In) – (Rate Out)
The input and output rates will typically be calculated as (concentration) x (flow rate)
In this case we are keeping track of grams of salt, so concentration should have units of grams/liter.
saltwater output
The input is straightforward:
Output is trickier, because the concentration is not constant. As more saltwater is poured in, the concentration increases. Also, the volume of water in the tank is not constant. Before we can find the output rate we need to define our variables.
Define x(t)=grams of salt in tank after t minutes
The water in the tank starts at 100 liters, but then increases by 5 liters each minute (10L in, 5L out)
So the amount of water in the tank is 100+5t
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33. The input is straightforward: Now we can write down the output rate:
4) A tank with capacity 1000 liters is initially filled with 100 liters of fresh water. Salt water with a concentration of 6 grams of salt per liter is poured into the tank at a rate of 10 liters per minute. The well stirred mixture flows out of the tank at a rate of 5 liters per minute. Note that the volume of water in the tank will be increasing until the tank is full. What will the concentration of salt be at the moment the tank is full?
Mixing problems will always have the same basic form for their DE: Total Rate = (Rate In) – (Rate Out)
The input and output rates will typically be calculated as (concentration) x (flow rate)
In this case we are keeping track of grams of salt, so concentration should have units of grams/liter.
saltwater output
The input is straightforward:
Now we can write down the output rate:
Output is trickier, because the concentration is not constant. As more saltwater is poured in, the concentration increases. Also, the volume of water in the tank is not constant. Before we can find the output rate we need to define our variables.
Define x(t)=grams of salt in tank after t minutes
The water in the tank starts at 100 liters, but then increases by 5 liters each minute (10L in, 5L out)
So the amount of water in the tank is 100+5t
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34. The input is straightforward: Now we can write down the output rate:
4) A tank with capacity 1000 liters is initially filled with 100 liters of fresh water. Salt water with a concentration of 6 grams of salt per liter is poured into the tank at a rate of 10 liters per minute. The well stirred mixture flows out of the tank at a rate of 5 liters per minute. Note that the volume of water in the tank will be increasing until the tank is full. What will the concentration of salt be at the moment the tank is full?
Mixing problems will always have the same basic form for their DE: Total Rate = (Rate In) – (Rate Out)
The input and output rates will typically be calculated as (concentration) x (flow rate)
In this case we are keeping track of grams of salt, so concentration should have units of grams/liter.
The input is straightforward:
Now we can write down the output rate:
Output is trickier, because the concentration is not constant. As more saltwater is poured in, the concentration increases. Also, the volume of water in the tank is not constant. Before we can find the output rate we need to define our variables.
Define x(t)=grams of salt in tank after t minutes
Now we have the DE:
The water in the tank starts at 100 liters, but then increases by 5 liters each minute (10L in, 5L out)
So the amount of water in the tank is 100+5t
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35. Let’s try variation of parameters this time:
4) A tank with capacity 1000 liters is initially filled with 100 liters of fresh water. Salt water with a concentration of 6 grams of salt per liter is poured into the tank at a rate of 10 liters per minute. The well stirred mixture flows out of the tank at a rate of 5 liters per minute. Note that the volume of water in the tank will be increasing until the tank is full. What will the concentration of salt be at the moment the tank is full?
This is first-order and linear, so we have a couple of options for solving.
Let’s try variation of parameters this time:
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36. Let’s try variation of parameters this time:
4) A tank with capacity 1000 liters is initially filled with 100 liters of fresh water. Salt water with a concentration of 6 grams of salt per liter is poured into the tank at a rate of 10 liters per minute. The well stirred mixture flows out of the tank at a rate of 5 liters per minute. Note that the volume of water in the tank will be increasing until the tank is full. What will the concentration of salt be at the moment the tank is full?
This is first-order and linear, so we have a couple of options for solving.
Let’s try variation of parameters this time:
Start with the homogeneous equation.
Skipped a couple steps here – let me know if you want more details
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37. Let’s try variation of parameters this time:
4) A tank with capacity 1000 liters is initially filled with 100 liters of fresh water. Salt water with a concentration of 6 grams of salt per liter is poured into the tank at a rate of 10 liters per minute. The well stirred mixture flows out of the tank at a rate of 5 liters per minute. Note that the volume of water in the tank will be increasing until the tank is full. What will the concentration of salt be at the moment the tank is full?
This is first-order and linear, so we have a couple of options for solving.
Let’s try variation of parameters this time:
Start with the homogeneous equation.
Skipped a couple steps here – let me know if you want more details
Now we get the particular solution by modifying the homogeneous solution
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38. Let’s try variation of parameters this time:
4) A tank with capacity 1000 liters is initially filled with 100 liters of fresh water. Salt water with a concentration of 6 grams of salt per liter is poured into the tank at a rate of 10 liters per minute. The well stirred mixture flows out of the tank at a rate of 5 liters per minute. Note that the volume of water in the tank will be increasing until the tank is full. What will the concentration of salt be at the moment the tank is full?
This is first-order and linear, so we have a couple of options for solving.
Let’s try variation of parameters this time:
Start with the homogeneous equation.
Skipped a couple steps here – let me know if you want more details
Now we get the particular solution by modifying the homogeneous solution
quotient rule
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39. Let’s try variation of parameters this time:
4) A tank with capacity 1000 liters is initially filled with 100 liters of fresh water. Salt water with a concentration of 6 grams of salt per liter is poured into the tank at a rate of 10 liters per minute. The well stirred mixture flows out of the tank at a rate of 5 liters per minute. Note that the volume of water in the tank will be increasing until the tank is full. What will the concentration of salt be at the moment the tank is full?
This is first-order and linear, so we have a couple of options for solving.
Let’s try variation of parameters this time:
Start with the homogeneous equation.
Plug these in to the DE:
Skipped a couple steps here – let me know if you want more details
Solve for v
Now we get the particular solution by modifying the homogeneous solution
quotient rule
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40. Let’s try variation of parameters this time:
4) A tank with capacity 1000 liters is initially filled with 100 liters of fresh water. Salt water with a concentration of 6 grams of salt per liter is poured into the tank at a rate of 10 liters per minute. The well stirred mixture flows out of the tank at a rate of 5 liters per minute. Note that the volume of water in the tank will be increasing until the tank is full. What will the concentration of salt be at the moment the tank is full?
This is first-order and linear, so we have a couple of options for solving.
Let’s try variation of parameters this time:
Start with the homogeneous equation.
Plug these in to the DE:
Skipped a couple steps here – let me know if you want more details
Solve for v
Now we get the particular solution by modifying the homogeneous solution
quotient rule
Now we have our general solution:
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41. 4) A tank with capacity 1000 liters is initially filled with 100 liters of fresh water. Salt water with a concentration of 6 grams of salt per liter is poured into the tank at a rate of 10 liters per minute. The well stirred mixture flows out of the tank at a rate of 5 liters per minute. Note that the volume of water in the tank will be increasing until the tank is full. What will the concentration of salt be at the moment the tank is full?
We need to find a value for C. Use the initial value – x(0)=0 because we start with fresh water.
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42. 4) A tank with capacity 1000 liters is initially filled with 100 liters of fresh water. Salt water with a concentration of 6 grams of salt per liter is poured into the tank at a rate of 10 liters per minute. The well stirred mixture flows out of the tank at a rate of 5 liters per minute. Note that the volume of water in the tank will be increasing until the tank is full. What will the concentration of salt be at the moment the tank is full?
We need to find a value for C. Use the initial value – x(0)=0 because we start with fresh water.
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43. Here is our final formula for the amount of salt in the tank.
4) A tank with capacity 1000 liters is initially filled with 100 liters of fresh water. Salt water with a concentration of 6 grams of salt per liter is poured into the tank at a rate of 10 liters per minute. The well stirred mixture flows out of the tank at a rate of 5 liters per minute. Note that the volume of water in the tank will be increasing until the tank is full. What will the concentration of salt be at the moment the tank is full?
We need to find a value for C. Use the initial value – x(0)=0 because we start with fresh water.
Here is our final formula for the amount of salt in the tank.
Now we can answer the question – all we need now is to figure out when the tank is full, then plug that in for t.
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44. Here is our final formula for the amount of salt in the tank.
4) A tank with capacity 1000 liters is initially filled with 100 liters of fresh water. Salt water with a concentration of 6 grams of salt per liter is poured into the tank at a rate of 10 liters per minute. The well stirred mixture flows out of the tank at a rate of 5 liters per minute. Note that the volume of water in the tank will be increasing until the tank is full. What will the concentration of salt be at the moment the tank is full?
We need to find a value for C. Use the initial value – x(0)=0 because we start with fresh water.
Here is our final formula for the amount of salt in the tank.
Now we can answer the question – all we need now is to figure out when the tank is full, then plug that in for t.
Recall our formula for the amount of water in the tank, and set it to 1000 liters:
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45. Here is our final formula for the amount of salt in the tank.
4) A tank with capacity 1000 liters is initially filled with 100 liters of fresh water. Salt water with a concentration of 6 grams of salt per liter is poured into the tank at a rate of 10 liters per minute. The well stirred mixture flows out of the tank at a rate of 5 liters per minute. Note that the volume of water in the tank will be increasing until the tank is full. What will the concentration of salt be at the moment the tank is full?
We need to find a value for C. Use the initial value – x(0)=0 because we start with fresh water.
Here is our final formula for the amount of salt in the tank.
Now we can answer the question – all we need now is to figure out when the tank is full, then plug that in for t.
Recall our formula for the amount of water in the tank, and set it to 1000 liters:
To get the concentration, divide by 1000 liters:
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