Calculus 10th Edition

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

Chapter 6 - Differential Equations - 6.3 Exercises - Page 423: 63

Answer

$$\frac{{dy}}{{dt}} = ky\left( {1 - y} \right)$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & y = \frac{1}{{1 + b{e^{ - kt}}}} \cr & {\text{Rewrite using exponential rules}} \cr & y = {\left( {1 + b{e^{ - kt}}} \right)^{ - 1}} \cr & {\text{Differentiate both sides with respect to }}t \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dt}} = \frac{d}{{dt}}\left[ {{{\left( {1 + b{e^{ - kt}}} \right)}^{ - 1}}} \right] \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dt}} = - {\left( {1 + b{e^{ - kt}}} \right)^{ - 2}}\frac{d}{{dt}}\left[ {1 + b{e^{ - kt}}} \right] \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dt}} = - {\left( {1 + b{e^{ - kt}}} \right)^{ - 2}}\left( { - kb{e^{ - kt}}} \right) \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dt}} = \frac{{kb{e^{ - kt}}}}{{{{\left( {1 + b{e^{ - kt}}} \right)}^2}}} \cr & {\text{Rewrite}} \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dt}} = \frac{k}{{\left( {1 + b{e^{ - kt}}} \right)}}\left( {\frac{{b{e^{ - kt}}}}{{1 + b{e^{ - kt}}}}} \right) \cr & {\text{Add and subtract }}1 \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dt}} = \frac{k}{{\left( {1 + b{e^{ - kt}}} \right)}}\left( {\frac{{1 + b{e^{ - kt}} - 1}}{{1 + b{e^{ - kt}}}}} \right) \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dt}} = \frac{k}{{\left( {1 + b{e^{ - kt}}} \right)}}\left( {\frac{{1 + b{e^{ - kt}}}}{{1 + b{e^{ - kt}}}} - \frac{1}{{1 + b{e^{ - kt}}}}} \right) \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dt}} = \frac{k}{{\left( {1 + b{e^{ - kt}}} \right)}}\left( {1 - \frac{1}{{1 + b{e^{ - kt}}}}} \right) \cr & {\text{Where }}y = \frac{1}{{1 + b{e^{ - kt}}}} \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dt}} = ky\left( {1 - y} \right) \cr} $$
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