Let
be the number of pounds of concentrate in the solution at any time
.
The number of gallons of solution in the tank at any time
is
.
The tank loses
gallons of solution per minute.
Therefore, the tank lose concentrate at the rate is
.
The solution gains concentrate at the rate
.
Thereforem, the net rate of change is
.
(a)
\
.
Substitute
,
,
and
.


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The equation is in the form of
.
The differential equation is a first order linear differential equation.
\Solution of the first order linear differential equation is
is
.
Here
and
.
Find
.

.
The solution of differential equation is
.
Substitute
and
.


.
Substitute
.


.
Substitute
in
.
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(b) Find the time at which the amount of concentrate in the tank reaches
.
The amount of concentrate in the tank reaches
.
Substitute
in
.






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(c) Find the quantity of concentrate in the solution as
.




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(a)
.
(b)
.
(c)
.