Addis Ababa University

College of Natural and Computational Sciences

Department of Mathematics
Applied Mathematics III (Math 2042)
Group Assignment (20%)

Submission date: July 18, 2022

1. A population is modeled by the differential equation

dP P
= 1.2P (1 − )
dt 4200
a. For what values of P is the population increasing?
b. For what values of P is the population decreasing?
c. If the initial population is given by P (0) = 100, then find the population after
10 years. At what time does the population reach 4000.

2. Determine the general solution of y ′′′ − y ′′ − y ′ + y = 2e−t + 3 using the method of

undetermined coefficients.

3. Two countries, A and B, are suspicious of each other and respond by building up
armaments. Suppose A(t) and B(t) are the arms budgets of the two countries at a
time t. Solve the model that describes the growth of the arms budget which is given
by
dA
= −0.2A(t) + 0.9B(t) + 10
dt
dB
= 0.9A(t) − 0.2B(t) + 20,
dt

4. If k and b are positive constants, find the general solution of

y ′′ + k 2 y = sin(bx)