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Calculus, 2ADV C3 2022 HSC 20

A scientist is studying the growth of bacteria. The scientist models the number of bacteria, `N`, by the equation

`N(t)=200e^(0.013 t)`,

where `t` is the number of hours after starting the experiment.

  1. What is the initial number of bacteria in the experiment?  (1 mark)

  2. What is the number of bacteria 24 hours after starting the experiment?  (1 mark)

  3. What is the rate of increase in the number of bacteria 24 hours after starting the experiment?  (2 marks)

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  1. `200`
  2. `273`
  3. `3.55\ text{bacteria per hour}`
Show Worked Solution
a.    `N(0)` `=200e^0`
    `=200\ text{bacteria}`

 

b.   `text{Find}\ N\ text{when}\ \ t=24:`

`N(24)` `=200e^(0.013xx24)`  
  `=273.23…`  
  `=273\ text{bacteria (nearest whole)}`  

 

c.    `N` `=200e^(0.013 t)`
  `(dN)/dt` `=0.013xx200e^(0.013t)`
    `=2.6e^(0.013t)`

 
`text{Find}\ \ (dN)/dt\ \ text{when}\ \ t=24:`

`(dN)/dt` `=2.6e^(0.013xx24)`  
  `=3.550…`  
  `=3.55\ text{bacteria/hr (to 2 d.p.)}`  

Calculus, 2ADV C3 2020 HSC 21

Hot tea is poured into a cup. The temperature of tea can be modelled by  `T = 25 + 70(1.5)^(−0.4t)`, where `T` is the temperature of the tea, in degrees Celsius, `t` minutes after it is poured.

  1. What is the temperature of the tea 4 minutes after it has been poured?  (1 mark)

  2. At what rate is the tea cooling 4 minutes after it has been poured?  (2 marks)

  3. How long after the tea is poured will it take for its temperature to reach 55°C?  (3 marks)

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  1. `61.6\ \ (text(to 1 d.p.))`
  2. `−5.9^@text(C/min)`
  3. `5.2\ text(minutes  (to 1 d.p.))`
Show Worked Solution
a.    `T` `= 25 + 70(1.5)^(−0.4 xx 4)`
    `= 61.58…`
    `= 61.6\ \ (text(to 1 d.p.))`

 

b.    `(dT)/(dt)` `= 70 log_e(1.5) xx −0.4(1.5)^(−0.4t)`
    `= −28log_e(1.5)(1.5)^(−0.4t)`

 

`text(When)\ \ t = 4,`

`(dT)/(dt)` `= −28log_e(1.5)(1.5)^(−1.6)`
  `= −5.934…`
  `= −5.9^@text(C/min  (to 1 d.p.))`

 

c.   `text(Find)\ \ t\ \ text(when)\ \ T = 55:`

♦ Mean mark part (c) 44%.
`55` `= 25 + 70(1.5)^(−0.4t)`
`30` `= 70(1.5)^(0.4t)`
`(1.5)^(−0.4t)` `= 30/70`
`−0.4t log_e(1.5)` `= log_e\ 3/7`
`−0.4t` `= (log_e\ 3/7)/(log_e (1.5))`
`:. t` `= (−2.08969)/(−0.4)`
  `= 5.224…`
  `= 5.2\ text(minutes  (to 1 d.p.))`