Linear equations and the integrating factor
Standard form plus an exponential multiplier that collapses the left side into a single product derivative, making the equation integrable in one step.
Notes on Diffy Qs: Differential Equations for Engineers, Linear equations and the integrating factor
5 exercises
Exercise 101
Solve .
Exercise 102
Solve , .
Exercise 103
Suppose a water tank is being pumped out at 3 L/min. The water tank starts at 10 L of clean water. Water with a toxic substance is flowing into the tank at 2 L/min, with concentration g/L at time . When the tank is half empty, how many grams of toxic substance are in the tank (assuming perfect mixing)?
Exercise 104
There are bacteria on a plate and a toxic substance is being added that slows down the rate of growth of the bacteria. That is, suppose that . If , find the population at .
Exercise 105
A cylindrical water tank has water flowing in at cubic meters per second. Let be the area of the cross section of the tank in square meters. Suppose water is flowing out from the bottom of the tank at a rate proportional to the height of the water level. Set up the differential equation for , the height of the water, introducing and naming constants that you need. You should also give the u…
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