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Rin Rout
dA 2
A 3 A0 10 c 100,000
dt 50 t
At 50 t 100,00050 t
2
An integrating factor is
A30 50 30 10000050 30
2 2
50t dt 2 ln 50 t
50 t
2
e e
64.38
d
dt
50 t 2 A 350 t 2
After 30 min, there is 64.38
50 t A 350 t dt pounds of salt in the tank.
2 2
At 50 t c 50 t
2
Growth and Decay
dx
kx, x t0 x0 (i)
dt
Knowing the population at some arbitrary time t0 , we can
use (i) to predict the population in the future, that is, at
time t > t0
e e k t
k dt
lead present at time t.
dA
dA e k t ke k t A 0
A dt
dt
dA e A 0
d k t
dt
kA
dt
dA ek t A c
kA 0
dt At ce k t
A0 1 c 1 When 90% of the lead has
decayed, 0.1 gram will remain
At e k t
At 0.1
The half-life is 3.3 hours ln 12 3.3 t
e 0.1
1
A3.3 ln 12
2 ln 0.1
3.3
1
e 3.3 k
2 3.3 ln 0.1
t 10.96
1 ln 2
1
3.3 k ln
2
It takes about 10.96 hours for
ln 12 ln 1 3.3 t 90% of the lead to decay.
k At e 2
3.3
Newton’s Law of Cooling/Warming
dT
k T Tm
dt
Example 3
T t 10 60 e k t 36.67