Calculus: Early Transcendentals
Calculus: Early Transcendentals
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ISBN: 9781285741550
Author: James Stewart
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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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
2500
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1200
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2000
800
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1000
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200
10
15
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10
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10
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N
1200
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200
t
20
10
15
(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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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. - (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 2500 2500 1200 1000 2000 2000 800 1500 1500 600 1000 1000 400 500 500 200 10 15 20 10 15 20 10 15 20 N 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 t 20 10 15 (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.) supermarkets
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