Chapter 4 Applications of First Order Equations

4.1 Growth and Decay

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    \(Q=20e^{-(t\ln2)/3200}\) g

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    \({2\ln10\over\ln2}\) days

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    \(\dst{\tau=10{\ln2\over\ln4/3}}\) minutes

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    \(\dst{\tau {\ln(p_0/p_1)\over\ln2}}\)

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    \(\dst{{t_p\over t_q}={\ln p\over\ln q}}\)

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    \(\dst{k={1\over t_2-t_1}\ln {Q_1\over Q_2}}\)

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    20 g

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    \(\dst{{50 \ln2\over 3}}\) yrs

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    \(\dst{{25\over 2}\ln2}\)%

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    (a) \(=20\ln3\) yr (b). \(Q_0=100000e^{-.5}\)

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    (a) \(Q(t)=5000-4750e^{-t/10}\) (b) 5000 lbs

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    \(\dst{1\over 25}\) yrs;

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    \(V=V_0e^{t\ln10/2}\; 4\) hours

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    \(\dst{{1500\ln {4\over 3}\over\ln2}} \mbox{ yrs}; \; 2^{-4/3}Q_0\)

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    \(W(t)=20-19e^{-t/20}\); \(\lim_{t\to\infty}W(t)=20\) ounces

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    \(S(t)=10(1+e^{-t/10}); \; \lim_{t\to\infty}S(t)=10\) g

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    10 gallons

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    \(V(t)=15000+10000e^{t/20}\)

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    \(W(t)=4\times 10^6(t+1)^2\) dollars \(t\) years from now

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    \(\dst{p={100\over 25-24e^{-t/2}}}\)

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    (a) \(\dst{P(t)=1000e^{.06t}+50{e^{.06t}-1\over e^{.06/52}-1}}\) (b) \(5.64 \times 10^{-4}\)

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    (a) \(P'=rP-12M\) (b) \(\dst{P={12M\over r}(1-e^{rt})+P_0e^{rt}}\) (c) \(\dst{M\approx{rP_0\over 12(1-e^{-rN})}}\)

        (d) For (i) approximate \(M=\$402.25\), exact \(M=\$402.80\)

        for (ii) approximate \(M=\$1206.05\), exact \(M=\$1206.93\).

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    (a) \(T(\alpha)=\dst{-{1\over r}\ln\left(1-\left(1-e^{-rN})/\alpha\right)\right)}\mbox{ years}\)

        \(S(\alpha)=\dst{{P_0\over(1-e^{-rN})}\left[rN+\alpha\ln \left(1-(1-e^{-rN})/\alpha\right)\right]}\)

    (b) \(T(1.05)=13.69\) yrs, \(S(1.05)=\$3579.94\) \(T(1.10)=12.61\) yrs,

       \(S(1.10)=\$6476.63\) \(T(1.15)=11.70\) yrs, \(S(1.15)=\$8874.98\).

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    \(P_0=\left\{\begin{array}{cl}\dst{S_0(1-e^{(a-r)T})\over r-a} \mbox{ if }a\ne r,\\[6pt] S_0T \mbox{ if }a=r.\end{array}\right. \)

4.2 Cooling and Mixing

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    \(\approx15.15^\circ\)F

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    \(\dst {T= -10+110 e^{-t \ln {11\over 9}}}\)

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    \(\approx 24.33^\circ\)F

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    (a) \(91.30^\circ\)F (b) 8.99 minutes after being placed outside (c) never

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    (a) 12:11:32 (b) 12:47:33

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    \(\dst {(85/3)^\circ C}\)

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    \(32^\circ\)F

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    \(\dst {Q(t) = 40(1-e^{-3 t/40})}\)

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    \(\dst {Q(t) =30-20 e^{-t/10}}\)

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    \(\dst {K(t)=.3-.2e^{-t/20}}\)

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    \(Q(50)=47.5\) (pounds)

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    50 gallons

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    \(\min q_2 = q_1/\overline{c}\)

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    \(\dst {Q = t+300-{234 \times 10^5\over(t+300)^2}, \quad 0 \le t \le 300}\)

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    (a) \(\dst{Q'+{2\over25}Q=6-2e^{-t/25}}\) (b) \(Q=75-50e^{-t/25}-25e^{-2t/25}\) (c) 75

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    (a) \(T=T_m+(T_0-T_m)e^{-kt}+\dst{k(S_0-T_m)\over (k-k_m)}\left(e^{-k_mt}-e^{-kt}\right)\)

        (b) \(T=T_m+k(S_0-T_m)te^{-kt}+(T_0-T_m)e^{-kt}\)   (c) \(\lim_{t\to\infty}T(t)=\lim_{t\to\infty}S(t)=T_m\)

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    (a) \(T'=\dst{-k\left(1+{a\over a_m}\right)T +k\left(T_{m0}+{a\over a_m}T_0\right)}\)   (b) \(\dst{T={aT_0+a_mT_{m0}\over a+a_m}+{a_m(T_0-T_{m0})\over a+a_m}e^{-k(1+a/a_m)t}}\),

        \(\dst{T_m={aT_0+a_mT_{m0}\over a+a_m}+{a(T_{m0}-T_0)\over a+a_m}e^{-k(1+a/a_m)t}}\); (c) \(\lim_{t\to\infty}T(t)= \lim_{t\to\infty}T_m(t) =\dst{aT_0+a_mT_{m0}\over a+a_m}\)

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    \(V=\dst{a\over b}\dst{V_0\over V_0-\left(V_0-a/b \right)e^{-at}}\),   \(\lim_{t\to\infty}V(t)=a/b\)

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    \(c_1=c\left(1-e^{-rt/W}\right)\), \(c_2=c\dst{\left(1-e^{-rt/W}-{r\over W}te^{-rt/W}\right)}\).

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    (a) \(\dst{c_n=c\left(1-e^{-rt/W}\sum_{j=0}^{n-1}{1\over j!}\left(rt\over W\right)^j\right)}\) (b) \(c\) (c) \(0\)

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    Let \(c_\infty=\dst{c_1W_1+c_2W_2\over W_1+W_2}\), \(\alpha=\dst{c_2W_2^2-c_1W_1^2\over W_1+W_2}\), and \(\beta=\dst{W_1+W_2\over W_1W_2}\). Then:

        (a) \(c_1(t)=c_\infty+\dst{\alpha\over W_1}e^{-r\beta t}\), \(c_2(t)=c_\infty-\dst{\alpha\over W_2}e^{-r\beta t}\)

        (b) \(\lim_{t\to\infty}c_1(t)=\lim_{t\to\infty}c_2(t)=c_\infty\)

4.3 Elementary Mechanics

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    \(v=-\dst{384\over5}\left(1-e^{-5t/12}\right);\; -\dst{384\over5}\) ft/s

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    \(k=12; \quad v=-16(1-e^{-2t})\)

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    \(v=25(1-e^{-t}); \)25 ft/s

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    \(v=20-27e^{-t/40}\)

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    \(\approx 17.10\) ft

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    \(v=-\dst{40(13+3e^{-4t/5})\over13-3e^{-4t/5}}\); -40 ft/s

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    \(v=-128(1-e^{-t/4})\)

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    \(T=\dst{{m\over k}\ln\left(1+{v_0k\over mg} \right)}; \quad y_m=y_0+\dst{{m\over k}\left[v_0-{mg \over k}\ln\left(1+{v_0k\over mg}\right)\right]}\)

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    \(v=-\dst{64(1-e^{-t})\over 1+e^{-t}}\); -64 ft/s

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    \(v=\alpha\dst{v_0(1+e^{-\beta t})-\alpha(1-e^{-\beta t})\over\alpha(1+e^{-\beta t})-v_0(1-e^{-\beta t})}; \quad-\alpha\), where \(\alpha=\dst{\sqrt{mg\over k}}\) and \(\beta=2\dst{\sqrt{kg\over m}}\).

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    \(\dst{T=\sqrt{{m\over kg}} \tan^{-1}\left(v_0 \sqrt{{k\over mg}}\right)}\) \(v=-\dst{\sqrt{mg\over k}; \, {1-e^{-2\sqrt{gk\over m}\, (t-T)}\over {1+e^{-2\sqrt{gk\over m}\, (t-T)}}}}\)

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    \(s'=mg-\dst{as\over s+1}\); \(a_0=mg\).

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    (a) \(ms'=mg-f(s)\)

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    (a) \(v'=-9.8+v^4/81\) (b) \(v_T\approx-5.308\) m/s

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    (a) \(v'=-32+8\sqrt{|v|}\);  \(v_T=-16\) ft/s (b) From Exercise 4.3. 14(c), \(v_T\) is the negative

        number such that \(-32+8\sqrt{|v_T|}=0\); thus, \(v_T=-16\) ft/s.

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    \(\approx 6.76\) miles/s

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    \(\approx 1.47\) miles/s

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    \(\alpha=\dst{gR^2\over(y_m+R)^2}\)

4.4 Autonomous Second Order Equations

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    \(\overline y=0\) is a stable equilibrium; trajectories are \(v^2+\dst{y^4\over4}=c\)

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    \(\overline y=0\) is an unstable equilibrium; trajectories are \(v^2+\dst{2y^3\over3}=c\)

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    \(\overline y=0\) is a stable equilibrium; trajectories are \(v^2+\dst{2|y|^3\over3}=c\)

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    \(\overline y=0\) is a stable equilibrium; trajectories are \(v^2-e^{-y}(y+1)=c\)

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    equilibria: \(0\) (stable) and \(-2,2\) (unstable); trajectories: \(2v^2-y^4+8y^2=c\);

        separatrix: \(2v^2-y^4+8y^2=16\)

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    equilibria: \(0\) (unstable) and \(-2,2\) (stable); trajectories: \(2v^2+y^4-8y^2=c\);

        separatrix: \(2v^2+y^4-8y^2=0\)

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    equilibria: \(0,-2,2\) (stable), \(-1,1\) (unstable); trajectories:

       \(6v^2+y^2(2y^4-15y^2+24)=c\); separatrix: \(6v^2+y^2(2y^4-15y^2+24)=11\)

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    equilibria: \(0,2\) (stable) and \(-2,1\) (unstable);

       trajectories: \(30v^2+y^2(12y^3-15y^2-80y+120)=c\);

       separatrices: \(30v^2+y^2(12y^3-15y^2-80y+120)=496\) and

       \(30v^2+y^2(12y^3-15y^2-80y+120)=37\)

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    No equilibria if \(a<0\); \(0\) is unstable if \(a=0\); \(\sqrt a\) is stable and

       \(-\sqrt{a}\) is unstable if \(a>0\).

    *

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    \(0\) is a stable equilibrium if \(a\le0\); \(-\sqrt a\) and \(\sqrt a\) are stable and \(0\) is unstable if \(a>0\).

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    \(0\) is unstable if \(a\le0\); \(-\sqrt a\) and \(\sqrt a\) are unstable and \(0\) is stable if \(a>0\).

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    \(0\) is stable if \(a\le0\); \(0\) is stable and \(-\sqrt a\) and \(\sqrt a\) are unstable if \(a\le0\).

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    An equilibrium solution \(\overline y\) of \(y''+p(y)=0\) is unstable if there’s an \(\epsilon>0\)

    such that, for every \(\delta>0\), there’s a solution of (A) with \(\sqrt{(y(0)-\overline y)^2+v^2(0)}<\delta\), but \(\sqrt{(y(t)-\overline y)^2+v^2(t)}\ge\epsilon\) for some \(t>0\).

4.5 Applications to Curves

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    \(\dst{y'=-{2xy\over x^2+3y^2}}\)

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    \(y'=-\dst{y^2\over(xy-1)}\)

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    \(y'=-\dst{y(x^2+y^2-2x^2\ln|xy|)\over x(x^2+y^2-2y^2\ln|xy|)}\).

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    \(\dst{xy'-y=-{x^{1/2}\over2}}\)

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    \(y'+2xy=4xe^{x^2}\)

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    \(xy'+y=4x^3\)

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    \(y'-y=\cos x-\sin x\)

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    \((1+x^2)y'-2xy=(1-x)^2e^x\)

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    \(y'g-yg'=f'g-fg'\).

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    \((x-x_0)y'=y-y_0\)

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    \(y'(y^2-x^2+1)+2xy=0\)

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    \(2x(y-1)y'-y^2+x^2+2y=0\)

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    (a) \(y=-81+18x, (9,81) \quad y=-1+2x, (1,1)\)

         (b) \(y=-121+22x, (11,121) \quad y=-1+2x, (1,1)\)

         (c) \(y=-100-20x, (-10,100) \quad y=-4-4x, (-2,4)\)

         (d) \(y=-25-10x, (-5,25) \quad y=-1-2x, (-1,1)\)

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    (e) \(y=\dst{5+3x\over4}\), \((-3/5,4/5)\) \(y=-\dst{5-4x\over3}\), \((4/5,-3/5)\)

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    (a) \(\dst{y=-{1\over2}(1+x), (1,-1); \quad y= {5\over2}+{x\over10}, (25,5)}\)

         (b) \(\dst{y={1\over4}(4+x), (4,2) \quad y =-{1\over4} (4+x), (4,-2)}\);

         (c) \(\dst{y={1\over2}(1+x), (1,1) \quad y= {7\over2}+{x\over14}, (49,7)}\)

         (d) \(\dst{y=-{1\over2}(1+x), (1,-1) \quad y= -{5\over2}-{x\over10}, (25,-5)}\)

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    \(y=2x^2\)

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    \(\dst{y={cx\over\sqrt{|x^2-1|}}}\)

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    \(y=y_1+c(x-x_1)\)

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    \(\dst{y=-{x^3\over2}-{x\over2}}\)

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    \(y=-x\ln |x|+cx\)

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    \(\dst{y=\sqrt{2x+4}}\)

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    \(\dst{y=\sqrt{x^2-3}}\)

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    \(y=kx^2\)

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    \((y-x)^3(y+x)=k\)

  25. 27

    \(y^2=-x+k\)

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    \(\dst{y^2=-{1\over2}\ln (1+2x^2)+k}\)

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    \(y^2=-2x-\ln (x-1)^2+k\)

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    \(\dst{y=1+{\sqrt{9-x^2\over2}}; \mbox{ those with } c>0}\)

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    \(\dst{\tan^{-1}{y\over x}-{1\over2}\ln(x^2+y^2)=k}\)

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    \(\dst{{1\over2}\ln (x^2+y^2)+(\tan\alpha)\tan^{-1}{y\over x}=k}\)