
What is the actual temperature outside? (The equation to
be solved may appear to be complicated, but it can be
reduced to a quadratic equation.)
40. Suppose that R 5 30 Ω, L 5 6h,andE(t)5 12 V in Figure 3.
What is I(t)?
41. Suppose that R 5 60 Ω, L 5 12 h, and E(t) 5 24e
25t
Vin
Figure 3. What is I(t)?
42. Suppose that R 5 30 Ω, L 5 15 h, and E(t) 5 5t VinFigure3.
If I(0) 5 0, what is I(t)?
43. Suppose that R 5 15 Ω, L 5 5 h, and E(t) 5 20 sin(t)Vin
Figure 3. What is I(t)? (Use the integration formula of
Exercise 86, Section 6.1 of Chapter 6).
44. A 1000 L tank initially contains a 200 L solution in which
24 kg of salt is dissolved. Beginning at time t 5 0, an inlet
valve allows fresh water to flow into the tank at the
constant rate of 12 L/min, and an outlet valve is opened so
that 10 L/min of the solution is drained. When the tank
has been filled, how much salt does it contain?
45. A 1000 L tank initially contains a 200 L solution in which
24 kg of salt is dissolved. Beginning at time t 5 0, an inlet
valve allows fresh water to flow into the tank at the
constant rate of 12 L/min, and an outlet valve is opened so
that 16 L/min of the solution is drained. How much salt
does the tank contain after 25 minutes?
46. In Hull’s learning model, habit strength H(r) depends on
the number r of reinforcements according to H(r) 5
λ(1 2 e
2λr
). Show that H satisfies differential equation
(7.7.4). What are the constants α and β?
47. Several memory experiments have shown that when a
pattern is shown to a subject and then withdrawn, the
probability that the subject will forget the pattern in the
time interval [0, t]is
FðtÞ5 p 2 c λ
t
where p, c, and λ are positive constants with c , p and
λ , 1. Show that F satisfies differential equation (7.7.4).
What are the constants α and β?
48. Suppose that during wartime, a particular type of weapon
is produced at a constant rate μ and destroyed in battle at
a constant relative rate δ. If there were N
0
of these
weapons at the outbreak of the war (t 5 0), then how
many were there at time t? If the war is a lengthy one,
about how many of these weapons will be on hand at time
t when t is large?
49. Let m(t ) be the amount of a drug in the bloodstream. If
the drug is delivered intravenously at a constant rate α
and if it is eliminated from the patient’s body at a con-
stant relative rate β, then m(t) satisfies equation (7.7.14).
What, approximately, is the amount of the drug that is
maintained in the bloodstream of a long-term patient?
50. Solve equation (7.7.15), which expresses Fick’s Law for
the diffusion of a solute through a cell membrane.
51. Solve equation (7.7.16) for the potassium current I ( t)
induced by a pacemaker.
52. Solve equation (7.7.17) for the electromagnetic radiation
in an evolving galaxy.
53. A tank holds a salt water solution. At time t 5 0, there are
L liters in the tank; dissolved in the L liters are m
0
kilo-
grams of salt. Fresh water enters the tank at a rate of ρ
liters per hour and is mixed thoroughly with the brine
solution. At the same time, the mixed solution is drained
at the rate of r liters per hour. Let m(t) denote the mass of
the salt in the tank at time t.
a. Assuming perfect mixing prior to draining, show that
m(t) satisfies the differential equation
m
0
ðtÞ52
r
L 1 ðρ 2 rÞt
mðtÞ:
b. What is m(t) in the case that ρ 5 r?
c. Supposing that ρ 6¼r, solve for m(t).
54. An object of mass m is dropped from height H. Let v
denote its velocity at time t. Assume that air drag is linear:
R(v) 52kv. Show that the height y( t) of the object at
time t is
yðtÞ5 H 2
mg
k
t 1
m
2
g
k
2
1 2 e
2kt=m
:
55. Consider the object discussed in Exercise 54. Suppose
that at time τ, the value of the air drag coefficient changes
from k to κ. (This happens, for example, when a skydiver
opens his parachute.) Let η(t) denote the object’s height
above Earth at time t, and let σ(t) denote the object’s
velocity at time t. For 0 # t # τ, σ(t) 5 v(t) where v(t)is
given by formula (7.7.13), and η(t) 5 y(t) where y(t)
is given by the displayed equation of Exercise 54. At time τ,
the velocity of the object is
v
τ
5 vðτÞ52
mg
k
1 2 e
2kτ=m
;
and its height above Earth is
y
τ
5 yðτÞ5 H 2
mg
k
τ 1
m
2
g
k
2
1 2 e
2kτ=m
:
The initial value problems that describe the motion after
this time τ are
m
dσ
dt
52mg 2 κσ; σðτÞ5 v
τ
and
dη
dt
5 σ; ηðτÞ5 y
τ
:
Show that for t $ τ,
σðtÞ52
mg
κ
2
mg
κ
1 v
τ
exp
2
κ
m
ðt 2 τÞ
and
ηðtÞ5 yðτÞ1
Z
t
τ
σðuÞdu:
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