Chapter 8: Q4.8P (page 406)
Use the methods to solve the following differential equations. Compare computer solutions and reconcile differences.
Short Answer
The solution of differential equation is
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Chapter 8: Q4.8P (page 406)
Use the methods to solve the following differential equations. Compare computer solutions and reconcile differences.
The solution of differential equation is
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(a)Consider a light beam travelling downward into the ocean. As the beam progresses, it is partially absorbed and its intensity decreases. The rate at which the intensity is decreasing with depth at any point is proportional to the intensity at that depth. The proportionality constant is called the linear absorption coefficient. Show that if the intensity at the surface is , the intensity at a distance s below the surface is . The linear absorption coefficient for water is of the order of (the exact value depending on the wavelength of the light and the impurities in the water). For this value of μ, find the intensity as a fraction of the surface intensity at a depth of 1 ft, ft,
ft,
mile. When the intensity of a light beam has been reduced to half its surface intensity , the distance the light has penetrated into the absorbing substance is called the half-value thickness of the substance. Find the half-value thickness in terms of . Find the half-value thickness for water for the value of given above.
(b) Note that the differential equation and its solution in this problem are mathematically the same as those in Example 1, although the physical problem and the terminology are different. In discussing radioactive decay, we call the decay constant, and we define the half-life T of a radioactive substance as the time when (compare half-value thickness). Find the relation between and T.
In Problems 13 to 15, find a solution (or solutions) of the differential equation not obtainable by specializing the constant in your solution of the original problem. Hint: See Example 3.
13. Problem 2
Use the methods of this section to solve the following differential equations. Compare computer solutions and reconcile differences.
Solve the equation for the rate of growth of bacteria if the rate of increase is proportional to the number present but the population is being reduced at a constant rate by the removal of bacteria for experimental purposes
Use L28 to find the Laplace transform of
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