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Jin314159
Apr18-04, 09:12 PM
The population growth of bacteria is proportional to the square of the population.

cookiemonster
Apr18-04, 09:26 PM
dP/dt = kP^2
dP/P^2 = kdt
-1/P = kt + C

-1/Po = C

-1/P = kt - 1/Po = (Po*kt - 1)/Po

P = Po/(1 - Po*kt)

cookiemonster