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Quiz 2 Special
Quiz 2 Special
Quiz 2 Special
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2. A 100-gallon tank is filled with brine containing 60 lb of dissolved salt. Water runs
into the tank at the rate of 2 gal/min and the mixture, kept uniform by stirring,
runs out at the same rate. How much salt is in the tank after 1 hour?
3. Radium decomposes at a rate proportional to the quantity of radium present.
Suppose that it is found that in 25 years, approximately 1.1 % of a certain quantity
of radium has decomposed. Determine the half-life of radium.
4. A thermometer reading l8°F is brought into a room where the temperature is 70°F
at 1:00 PM. At 1:01 PM, the thermometer reading is 31°F. Determine the
temperature reading as a function of time and, in particular, find the temperature
reading at 1:05 PM.