Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH102/December 2017/Question 12 (b)
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Question 12 (b) |
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The age of a solid planet can be estimated by calculating the fraction of the surface of the planet that is free of meteor impact craters. Assume that the rate at which the crater-free area decreases is proportional to that area itself. (b) Suppose telescope images from years ago reveal that four fifths of the area of Dione (a moon of Saturn) was free of craters (i.e. ) and that recent images show that this fraction has decreased by to . Show that the value of the constant of proportionality in your equation from (a) is given by by solving the differential equation and using the information provided by the telescope imaging. |
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Hint |
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Recall that the solution of the differential equation in part (a) is |
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Solution |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. Solving the differential equation in part (a), we have, as in the Hint, We are given that and . Therefore, we have and, putting , We solve this equation for : |