Calc 2 Help for $

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Dec 14 2015 4:22PM

So I have this calc 2 take home test due tomorrow and I've finished all but one question and need some help. So to all you calc 2 geniuses out there who want to make $30 for maybe 30 minutes of work help me out.

Suppose a rumor was started on Monday (2 days ago) by a student that my tests are too easy. Today the rumor is known by 1000 students. The rumor spreads at a rate proportional to the product of the number of students who have heard the rumor and those who have not yet heard the rumor. If there are a total of 22,000 students, then

a) give a de that models the spread of the rumor along with initial conditions

b) solve the de and determine how long it will take for half of the student population to hear the rumor

c) how long will it take for all students to hear the rumor.

First person to PM me a photo of all the work with detailed explanations and there paypal address will be $30 richer.

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C.Wood

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Dec 14 2015 4:41PM

Sounds like an exponential growth question

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987321654hgfd

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Dec 14 2015 4:46PM

C.WoodSounds like an exponential growth question

It is. I think the initial conditions are also y(0)=1 and y(2)=1000... I think.

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safety.third

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Dec 14 2015 5:11PM

want to say your modeling equation is

dy/dt= k(y*(22000-y)) where y=number of students who have heard; then plug in y=1000 and t=2 to solve for k

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.lencon

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Dec 14 2015 6:35PM

I took my Calc 1 test today on integral approximations. LRAM, RRAM, that stuff. Sorry but I can't help.

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TheBigApple

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Dec 14 2015 6:38PM

I took Calc 2 7 years ago and don't remember a thing.

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