6.5 First-Order Linear Differential Equations
A 200-gallon tank is half full of distilled water. At time
0.5 pound of concentrate per gallon enters the tank at the rate of 5 gallons per minute, and the well-
stirred mixture is withdrawn at the rate of 3 gallons per minute. At the time the tank is full, how
many pounds of concentrate will it contain? Round your answer to two decimal places.
11.61 lbs
64.64 lbs
71.34 lbs
49.39 lbs
82.32 lbs
____ 15. Suppose an eight-pound object is dropped from a height of 5000 feet, where the air
resistance is proportional to the velocity. Write the velocity as a function of time if its velocity after
7 seconds is approximately –75 feet per second. Use a graphing utility or a computer algebra system.
Round numerical answers in your answer to four places.
a.
b.
c. 0.8018
d.
e.
____ 16. Assume an object weighing 7 pounds is dropped from a height of 9,000 feet, where the air
resistance is proportional to the velocity. Round numerical answers in your answer to two places.
Write the velocity as a function of time if the object’s velocity after 6 seconds is 3.50 feet
per second.
What is the limiting value of the velocity function?
; (ii) limit does not exist