Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH102/December 2013/Question C 02 (d)
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Question C 02 (d) |
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The population of fish in a particular lake is given by the function F(t) where F is measured in number of fish and t is measured in days. A company that manages fish stocks is hired to restock the lake, adding fish at a constant rate. Only N fishers are allowed to fish in the lake at a time. A simple model for this scenario is given by the equation:
Where I and are constant and two cases for N are considered. Case 2: The agency that administers fishing permits decides that the number of fishers should be proportional to the number of fish currently in the lake, . What is the population size to which F(t) approaches as in this scenario? |
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Hint 1 |
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For , the solution reaches its steady state. |
Hint 2 |
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By plugging in for , the equation becomes
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Hint 3 |
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Because we again search for the steady state of the equation, we set the derivative equal to zero an solve the resulting equation
for . |
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Solution |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. Applying , the equation becomes For , the solution reaches its steady state . Hence, we again set the left-hand side equal zero and solve for .
We only consider the positive root since the amount of fish can not be negative. |