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[SOLVED] Setting up and solving for ODE
A 5 gallon bucket is full of pure water. Suppose we begin dumping salt into the bucket at a rate of .25 lbs per minute. Also, we open the spigot so that .5 gallons per minute leaves the bucket, and we add pure water to keep the bucket full. If the salt water solution is always well mixed, what is the amount of salt in the bucket after 1 minute?
If I call the rate of salt flowing in [tex] \frac{dI}{dt} [/tex] then [tex] \frac{dI}{dt}= \frac{.25 lb salt}{min} [/tex]
If I call the rate of solution flowing out [tex] \frac{dO}{dt} [/tex] then [tex] \frac{dO}{dt}= \frac{0.5 gal solution}{min} [/tex]
The concentraion as the amount of salt at any time t divided by the amount of pure water is [tex] \frac{S(t)}{5gal} [/tex]. Multiplying dO/dt by the concentration gives [tex] \frac{dO}{dt} = \frac{0.1S}{min}[/tex].
I figure [tex] \frac{dS}{dt} = \frac{dI}{dt} - \frac{dO}{dt} [/tex]
and thus [tex] \frac{dS}{dt} = .25 - 0.1(S) [/tex]
I won't type out the rest until I know that I'm on track. Is this correct reasoning?
Any help is appreciated.
Homework Statement
A 5 gallon bucket is full of pure water. Suppose we begin dumping salt into the bucket at a rate of .25 lbs per minute. Also, we open the spigot so that .5 gallons per minute leaves the bucket, and we add pure water to keep the bucket full. If the salt water solution is always well mixed, what is the amount of salt in the bucket after 1 minute?
Homework Equations
If I call the rate of salt flowing in [tex] \frac{dI}{dt} [/tex] then [tex] \frac{dI}{dt}= \frac{.25 lb salt}{min} [/tex]
If I call the rate of solution flowing out [tex] \frac{dO}{dt} [/tex] then [tex] \frac{dO}{dt}= \frac{0.5 gal solution}{min} [/tex]
The concentraion as the amount of salt at any time t divided by the amount of pure water is [tex] \frac{S(t)}{5gal} [/tex]. Multiplying dO/dt by the concentration gives [tex] \frac{dO}{dt} = \frac{0.1S}{min}[/tex].
The Attempt at a Solution
I figure [tex] \frac{dS}{dt} = \frac{dI}{dt} - \frac{dO}{dt} [/tex]
and thus [tex] \frac{dS}{dt} = .25 - 0.1(S) [/tex]
I won't type out the rest until I know that I'm on track. Is this correct reasoning?
Any help is appreciated.
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