- Describe as best you can at this point in your own words what a differential equation is.
- Following earnings example from the previous chapter, if the number of employees in a company is growing at a rate of
times the number of employees, what is a differential equation that describes this situation?
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- Verify the function
solves the differential equation:We see
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- Verify the function
satisfies the differential equation:We see
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- For each differential equation, find
for the given value of , or state there is not enough information.- Suppose
and . Find .
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- Suppose
, and . Find .
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- Suppose
and . Find .
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- Suppose
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- For each relationship between the value of a function and its derivative, write down a differential equation. For example, if I said “a function is growing at a rate equal to seven times the value of the function” you’d write down
.- A function is growing at a rate equal to twice the function value.
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- A function is growing at a rate equal to the square root of the function value.
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- A function is growing at a rate equal to
times the function value.
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- A function is accelerating at a rate equal to the sum of the function value and how quickly the function is growing.
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- A function is growing at a rate equal to twice the function value.
- Verify that the given solution to each differential equation is correct.
- Differential equation
, solution .
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- Differential equation
, solution .
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, solution .
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, solution .
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