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OpenStudy (anonymous):

word problem: differential equations

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

setup the differential equation

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

change in salt in tank = rate in - rate out

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

\(\large \frac{dS}{dt} = (\text{rate in }) - (\text{rate out}) \)

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

find in/out rates of salt and plugin

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-5 L/min?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it looks like a chemical engg problem to me T^T

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Hey what is the perpendicular cross section of a pyramid

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is it a triangle

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@ganeshie8

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

http://orion.math.iastate.edu/rymartin/RUcourses/RU152/hw4_ans.pdf go thru the second question in that link ...

OpenStudy (phi):

Start by giving a name to the variable that stands for the amount of salt in the tank (at time t)

OpenStudy (phi):

You should figure out how much salt is entering the tank every minute. The first stream has 0.05 kg per liter. In one minute, 5 liters of this flows in. How much salt is that ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@ganeshie8 thank you! :D

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