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3.2-1

Transcribed Image Text:The number N(t) of supermarkets throughout the country that are using a computerized checkout system is described by the initial-value problem
dN
dt
(a) Use the phase portrait concept of Section 2.1 to predict how many supermarkets are expected to adopt the new procedure over a long period of time.
supermarkets
By hand, sketch a solution curve of the given initial-value problem.
N
5000
4000
3000
2000
= N(1 - 0.0002N), N(0) = 1.
1000
5
10
15
20
t
N
5000
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2000
1000
O
5
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15
(b) Solve the initial-value problem and then use a graphing utility to verify the solution curve in part (a).
N(t) =
20
t
N
2500H
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1000
500
How many supermarkets are expected to adopt the new technology when t = 10? (Round your answer to the nearest integer.)
supermarkets
5
10
15
20
t
N
2500H
2000
1500
1000
500
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