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3. ( x + y
2
)
2 5
= Cy 3 ( 5 x 2 + y 2 )
Growth, Decay and Investment
Mathematical Model
± kt
dP = ± kPdt → P = P0 e
where
P = population at a given time
t = time
k = constant of proportionality; rate of
growth (+) or decay (-); rate of
continuous compound interest
P0 = initial value of population
Examples
Problems:
1. Compare the final amounts at the end of a year of
$100 invested at 5% in two ways: simple interest and
continuous compound interest.
2. A radioactive substance is known to have a half-life of
78 years. Calculate the number of years it would take
for this substance to decrease to 10% its original
amount.
3. A city has been found to have a population that triples
every four years. If the city’s population is one million
in 2010, how many people were there in 1990?
Examples
Answers:
Newton’s Law of Cooling
Mathematical Model
dT = −k (T − Ta ) dt → T − Ta = Ce − kt
where T = Ta + (T0 − Ta ) e − kt
where
s = displacement
t = time
v = velocity
a = acceleration
F = force
k = spring constant
Electric Circuits