EXERCISE 1-F
APPLICATIONS OF ODE OF ORDER ONE
Solve the following problems:
4-1. The population of a colony is known to
increase in proportion to its number of people
present. If, initially, there were 50,000 people
and after 8 years the population was increased
by 1/4, find:
1. The population after 5 years;
2. The time for the population to be increased
by a half;
3. The number of people after 15 years; and
4. The number of years for the population to
reach 75,000.
4-2. The population an island is known to
increase proportionately with the number of its
inhabitants. If, after 4 years, there were 50,000
people and after 10 years the population
increased to 120,000, find:
1. The initial population;
2. The time for the population to double;
3. The number of people after 6 years; and
4. The number of years for the population to
triple.
4-3. A certain material was initially 1 cc. After
one week 75% of its volume was left. Find
1. The amount of material after a month.
2. The time when 25% of its volume has
decayed.
3. The volume of the material that decayed
after 10 months.
4-4. After an hour, 100 mg of a certain chemical
substance was left and after 25 minutes, 70 mg
remained. Find
1. The initial amount of the substance.
2. The time half of the substance has decayed.
3. The quantity that decomposed after 1 day.
4-5. A metal was heated to a temperature of
120C and was immediately placed in a room
with surrounding temperature of 24C. After 15
min. the metal cooled off to 2/3 of its
temperature. Find:
1. The temperature after ½ of an hour.
2. The time for the temperature to drop to
50C.
3. The temperature after 1 hour.
4-6. Water containing 10 grams (g) of salt per
liter (l) is entering the tank at the rate of 5 liters
per minute (l/min), and the well stirred mixture
inside the tank goes out at the same rate 5.
(See Figure 4.) Find:
1. The limiting amount QL that is present after
a very long time (t = )
2. If Vw = 100 liters and Q0 = 500 g, formulate
the specific ODE and GS;
3. The amount of salt in the tank after 30 min.,
and after 2 hours;
4. The time when the amount of salt in the
tank is 75 grams;
5. The time t after which the salt level is within
5% of QL if Q0 = 3QL, find and
6. The flow rate that is required if the value of
T is not to exceed 30 min.
4-7. An object with mass 10 kg is dropped from
the top of a building 300 m high (see Figure).
Assuming a drag coefficient of 1.5 kg/s, find:
1. The velocity v5 after 10 s;
3. The time to reach the 100 m above the
ground;
4. The time to reach the ground; and
5. The velocity when the hits the ground.
4-8. A 2.5-kg object falls through a medium with
a resisting force proportional to its velocity, and
having coefficient of resistance of 30 kg/sec. If
the initial velocity of the falling object is 25 m/s,
find:
1. the velocity of the falling object after 2
sec.
2. the resisting force of the medium.
3. the time elapsed after its velocity doubled.
4-9. A 3-kg object falls through a medium with a
resistance force proportional to the square of its
velocity. If the initial velocity of the object is 8
m/s and its coefficient of resistance is 0.15
kg/m, find:
1. the velocity of the falling object after 5 sec.
2. the resistance force fr of the medium.
3. the time when its velocity reaches 12 m/s
4-10. A block, acted by gravity alone, slides
down an inclined plane as shown in Figure 7. If
the block starts from rest at point A.
Determine:
1. How long will it reach point B;
2. Find its terminal velocity if h = 3 m and  =
30;
If the initial distance and velocity
respectively, 1.5 m and 3.0 m/s
3. Find the distance covered after 3.2 sec
4. How long for the block to slide a distance of
4m
5. What is the required angle of inclination of
the plane such that the block can slide a
distance of 5 m after 1.6 s
DEADLINE: ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 13,
FRIDAY (8:00AM)
IMPORTANT:
1. Use Yellow Pad for your solution.
2. Use prescribed Answers Sheet. Get the same at
your Dean’s Office.
3. LQ-1F to be scheduled this week.
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