Physical Application of 1st-Order DE A motorboat and its load weigh 483 lb. Assuming that the propeller force is constant and equal to 24 lb, and water resistance is equal numerically to 1.5v lb (where v is the speed at any instant in ft/sec), and if the boat starts from rest, determine the speed and the distance traveled at the end of 10 seconds.

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Physical Application of 1st-Order DE
A motorboat and its load weigh 483 lb. Assuming that the propeller force is constant and equal to 24 lb, and water resistance is equal numerically to 1.5v lb (where v is the speed at any instant in ft/sec), and if the boat starts from rest, determine the speed and the distance traveled at the end of 10 seconds.

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