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Exercises 3.3 Population Models



  1. P(t) = (2.5 x 108 )10 '3~~
    50
    where t is the calendar year. 2250.

  2. 2.1 x 108 people= 210 million people


year 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900
prediction 5. 31 7.19 9.71 13.05 17.43 23.09 30 .28 39.21 49 .99 62.55 76.63


  1. a. limt_,+ 00 P(t) appears to approach approximately 450.


b. limt_,+ 00 P(t) appears to approach approximately 300.
c. limt_,+ 00 P(t) = 0.


  1. a. P(t) decreases. b. P(t) increases.


Exercises 3.4 Simple Epidemic Models


  1. a. Duration t ~ 9.84; I(t) ~ 205


b. Duration t* ~ 8.48; I(t*) ~ 76

Exercises 3.5 Falling Bodies


1. dv / dt = g - cv^2.

3. dv/dt=g-c,jV.

Terminal velocity ~ 11.31 ft/sec.

No terminal velocity.

Exercises 3.6 Mixture Problems


  1. About 3.7 sec 3. 10.4 years, 17.3 years, 26 .3 years


Exercises 3. 7 Curves of Pursuit


  1. a. The boat lands .25 miles below the man.


b. and c. The boat lands at the man.
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