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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How to solve this system of differential equations?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[dx _{1}/dt = k_{21}x_{2}+D-k_{12}x_{1}-mu\] \[d(x_{2})/dt = k_{12}x_{1}+k_{32}x_{3}-k_{21}x_{2}-k_{23}x_{2}-S\] \[d(x_{3})/dt=k_{23}x_{2}-k_{32}x_{3}\] where x1 x2 and x3 are concentrations in a compartmental model, and the k's representing rate of flow between the different compartments (k21 = flow from x2 to x1) and mu and S are constants. all ks are constant, so this is a constant coefficient problem - however I'm not too sure how to set up this system of equations

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Sooo I tried to just integrate each term separately with respect to t, and got something like each x term raised to the 2nd power and divided by 2 and each constant mutliplied by t. This doesn't make sense, but is the only solution i can offer.

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