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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
= N(1
dt
0.0004N),
N(0)
= 1.
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(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
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(b) Solve the initial-value problem and then use a graphing utility to verify the solution curve in part (a).
N(t) =
How many supermarkets are expected to adopt the new technology when t = 10? (Round your answer to the nearest integer.)
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