Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
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Chapter 5 - Logarithmic, Exponential, and Other Transcendental Functions - 5.4 Exercises - Page 355: 132

Answer

$x = \frac{{10}}{3}\left( {\ln 2} \right)$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int_0^x {0.3{e^{ - 0.3t}}} dt = \frac{1}{2} \cr & {\text{Integrating}} \cr & 0.3\int_0^x {{e^{ - 0.3t}}} dt = \frac{1}{2} \cr & 0.3\left[ {\frac{{{e^{ - 0.3t}}}}{{ - 0.3}}} \right]_0^x = \frac{1}{2} \cr & - \left[ {{e^{ - 0.3t}}} \right]_0^x = \frac{1}{2} \cr & {\text{Evaluating the limits of integration}} \cr & - \left[ {{e^{ - 0.3x}} - {e^{ - 0.3\left( 0 \right)}}} \right] = \frac{1}{2} \cr & - \left[ {{e^{ - 0.3x}} - 1} \right] = \frac{1}{2} \cr & 1 - {e^{ - 0.3x}} = \frac{1}{2} \cr & {\text{Solve the equation for }}x \cr & {e^{ - 0.3x}} = 1 - \frac{1}{2} \cr & {e^{ - 0.3x}} = \frac{1}{2} \cr & \ln \left( {{e^{ - 0.3x}}} \right) = \ln \left( {\frac{1}{2}} \right) \cr & - 0.3x = \ln \left( {\frac{1}{2}} \right) \cr & 0.3x = \ln 2 \cr & x = \frac{1}{{0.3}}\left( {\ln 2} \right) \cr & x = \frac{{10}}{3}\left( {\ln 2} \right) \cr} $$
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