More Applications of Definite Integrals 333
Answer: Total number of gallons leaked=
∫ 10
0
5 e−^0.^1 tdt.
- How much money should Mary invest at 7.5% interest a year compounded
continuously so that she will have $100,000 after 20 years.
Answer: y(t)=y 0 ekt,k= 0 .075, andt= 20 .y(20)=100, 000=y 0 e(0.075)(20). Thus,
using a calculator, you obtainy 0 ≈22313, or $22,313. - Given
dy
dx
=
x
y
andy(1)=0, solve the differential equation.
Answer: y d y=xdx⇒
∫
ydy=
∫
xdx⇒
y^2
2
=
x^2
2
+c⇒ 0 =
1
2
+c⇒c=−
1
2
Thus,
y^2
2
=
x^2
2
−
1
2
ory^2 =x^2 −1.
- Identify the differential equation for the
slope field shown.
Answer: The slope field suggests a hyperbola
of the formy^2 −x^2 =k,so2y
dy
dx
− 2 x= 0
and
dy
dx
=
x
y
.
- Find the solution of the initial value problem
dP
dt
=. 75 P
(
1 −
P
2500
)
withP 0 =10.
Answer:
dP
dt
=. 75 P
(
1 −
P
2500
)
⇒
2500
P(2500−P)
dP=. 75 dt
⇒
∫
2500
P(2500−P)
dP=
∫
. 75 dt⇒
∫ (
1
P
+
1
2500 −P
)
dP=
∫
. 75 dt
⇒ln|P|−ln
∣∣
2500 −P
∣∣
=. 75 t+C 1 ⇒ln
∣
∣∣
∣
P
2500 −P
∣
∣∣
∣=.^75 t+C^1
⇒
P
2500 −P
=C 2 e.^75 t⇒P(t)=
2500 C 2 e.^75 t
1 +C 2 e.^75 t
⇒P(0)=
2500 C 2
1 +C 2
= 10
⇒ 2500 C 2 = 10 + 10 C 2 ⇒ 2490 C 2 = 10 ⇒C 2 =
1
249
.
Therefore,P(t)=
2500 (1/249)e.^75 t
1 +( 1 / 249 )e.^75 t
=
2500 e.^75 t
249 +e.^75 t
soP(t)=
2500
249 e−.^75 t+ 1