EXERCISE 1-F
APPLICATIONS OF ODE OF ORDER ONE
Solve the following problems: 2. The time for the temperature to drop to
50C.
4-1. The population of a colony is known to 3. The temperature after 1 hour.
increase in proportion to its number of people
present. If, initially, there were 50,000 people 4-6. Water containing 10 grams (g) of salt per
and after 8 years the population was increased liter (l) is entering the tank at the rate of 5 liters
by 1/4, find: per minute (l/min), and the well stirred mixture
inside the tank goes out at the same rate 5.
1. The population after 5 years;
(See Figure 4.) Find:
2. The time for the population to be increased
by a half; 1. The limiting amount QL that is present after
3. The number of people after 15 years; and a very long time (t = )
4. The number of years for the population to
reach 75,000. 2. If Vw = 100 liters and Q0 = 500 g, formulate
the specific ODE and GS;
4-2. The population an island is known to 3. The amount of salt in the tank after 30 min.,
increase proportionately with the number of its and after 2 hours;
inhabitants. If, after 4 years, there were 50,000 4. The time when the amount of salt in the
people and after 10 years the population tank is 75 grams;
increased to 120,000, find:
5. The time t after which the salt level is within
1. The initial population; 5% of QL if Q0 = 3QL, find and
2. The time for the population to double;
6. The flow rate that is required if the value of
3. The number of people after 6 years; and T is not to exceed 30 min.
4. The number of years for the population to
triple. 4-7. An object with mass 10 kg is dropped from
the top of a building 300 m high (see Figure).
4-3. A certain material was initially 1 cc. After Assuming a drag coefficient of 1.5 kg/s, find:
one week 75% of its volume was left. Find
1. The velocity v5 after 10 s;
1. The amount of material after a month. 3. The time to reach the 100 m above the
2. The time when 25% of its volume has ground;
decayed. 4. The time to reach the ground; and
3. The volume of the material that decayed 5. The velocity when the hits the ground.
after 10 months.
4-8. A 2.5-kg object falls through a medium with
4-4. After an hour, 100 mg of a certain chemical
a resisting force proportional to its velocity, and
substance was left and after 25 minutes, 70 mg having coefficient of resistance of 30 kg/sec. If
remained. Find the initial velocity of the falling object is 25 m/s,
1. The initial amount of the substance. find:
2. The time half of the substance has decayed. 1. the velocity of the falling object after 2
sec.
3. The quantity that decomposed after 1 day. 2. the resisting force of the medium.
3. the time elapsed after its velocity doubled.
4-5. A metal was heated to a temperature of
120C and was immediately placed in a room
with surrounding temperature of 24C. After 15 4-9. A 3-kg object falls through a medium with a
min. the metal cooled off to 2/3 of its
resistance force proportional to the square of its
temperature. Find:
velocity. If the initial velocity of the object is 8
1. The temperature after ½ of an hour.
m/s and its coefficient of resistance is 0.15
kg/m, find: 4. How long for the block to slide a distance of
4m
1. the velocity of the falling object after 5 sec.
5. What is the required angle of inclination of
2. the resistance force fr of the medium. the plane such that the block can slide a
3. the time when its velocity reaches 12 m/s distance of 5 m after 1.6 s
DEADLINE: ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 13,
4-10. A block, acted by gravity alone, slides FRIDAY (8:00AM)
down an inclined plane as shown in Figure 7. If
the block starts from rest at point A. IMPORTANT:
Determine: 1. Use Yellow Pad for your solution.
2. Use prescribed Answers Sheet. Get the same at
1. How long will it reach point B; your Dean’s Office.
3. LQ-1F to be scheduled this week.
2. Find its terminal velocity if h = 3 m and =
30;
If the initial distance and velocity are,
respectively, 1.5 m and 3.0 m/s
3. Find the distance covered after 3.2 sec
