Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 6 - Differential Equations - 6.2 Exercises - Page 412: 17

Answer

$$f\left( t \right) = 10{e^{ - \frac{1}{2}t}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \frac{{dy}}{{dt}} = - \frac{1}{2}y \cr & {\text{Separate the variables}} \cr & \frac{{dy}}{y} = - \frac{1}{2}dt \cr & {\text{Integrate both sides}} \cr & \int {\frac{{dy}}{y}} = - \int {\frac{1}{2}} dt \cr & \ln \left| y \right| = - \frac{1}{2}t + C{\text{ }}\left( {\bf{1}} \right) \cr & {\text{Using the initial condition }}\left( {0,10} \right) \cr & \ln \left| {10} \right| = - \frac{1}{2}\left( 0 \right) + C \cr & C = \ln \left( {10} \right) \cr & {\text{Substitute }}C{\text{ into }}\left( {\bf{1}} \right) \cr & \ln \left| y \right| = - \frac{1}{2}t + \ln \left( {10} \right) \cr & {\text{Solve for }}y \cr & y = 10{e^{ - \frac{1}{2}t}} \cr & f\left( t \right) = 10{e^{ - \frac{1}{2}t}} \cr & \cr & {\text{Graph}} \cr} $$
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