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y
f ( y ) r 1 y
K
Logistic Equation: Critical Points (2 of 7)
y
f ( y ) r 1 y
K
1 y
f ( y ) r y 1
K K
r set K
2 y K 0 y
K 2
K K K rK
f r 1
2 2 K 2 4
Logistic Solution: Increasing, Decreasing (3 of
7)
dy y
r 1 y , r 0
dt K
Logistic Solution: Steepness, Flatness (4 of 7)
• We have:
y
ln y ln 1 rt C
K
• If 0 < y0 < K, then 0 < y < K and hence
y
ln y ln 1 rt C
K
• Rewriting, using properties of logs:
y y y
ln rt C e rt C
ce rt
1 y K 1 y K 1 y K
y0 K
or y , where y0 y (0)
y0 K y0 e rt
Solution of the Logistic Equation (3 of 3)
• We have:
y0 K
y
y0 K y0 e rt
L
𝑦 =𝐿
Logistic
curve
t
Note that as
EXAMPLE:
Solve the logistic differential equation .
Solution
Solution
a) We know that So, the solution of the equation is of the form