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Chapter 3: Problem 11

Assume that the population of a certain city increases at a rate proportional to the number of inhabitants at any time. If the population doubles in 40 years, in how many years will it triple?

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The population will triple in approximately \(t' \approx 62.33\) years.

Step by step solution

01

Understand the Variables

Let P(t) be the population of the city at time t (in years). The growth rate, dP/dt, is proportional to the population, P(t).
02

Formulate the Proportional Growth Differential Equation

We can represent the proportionality between the growth rate and the population as follows: \[ \frac{dP}{dt} = k P(t) \] where k is the proportionality constant.
03

Separate Variables and Integrate

Now we need to solve this differential equation. Separate the variables and integrate both sides: \[\int \frac{1}{P} dP = \int k dt\] When integrating both sides we get: \[\ln(P(t)) = kt+C\]
04

Solve for P(t)

To solve for P(t), we take the exponential of both sides: \[P(t) = e^{kt+C}\] Now, let P鈧� = P(0) be the initial population: \[P鈧� = e^{k\cdot0+C}\] \[P鈧� = e^C\] So our equation for P(t) now becomes: \[P(t) = P鈧�e^{kt}\]
05

Find k value using the given population doubling

It's given that the population doubles in 40 years. We can use this information to find the value of k: \[2P鈧� = P鈧�e^{40k}\] Divide both sides by P鈧�: \[2 = e^{40k}\] Now solve for k: \[k = \frac{\ln(2)}{40}\]
06

Find the time for population to triple

We need to find the time, t', when the population triples: \[3P鈧� = P鈧�e^{t'\cdot \frac{\ln(2)}{40}}\] Divide both sides by P鈧�: \[3 = e^{t'\cdot \frac{\ln(2)}{40}}\] Take the natural logarithm of both sides: \[\ln(3) = t' \cdot \frac{\ln(2)}{40}\] Finally, solve for t': \[t' = \frac{40\ln(3)}{\ln(2)}\] Calculating this, we get approximately: \[t' \approx 62.33 \text{ years}\] So, it will take approximately 62.33 years for the population to triple.

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