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Model reservoir inflow and quadratic outflow

During rainfall, a reservoir contains xx million cubic metres at time tt hours. Inflow is constant at kk million cubic metres per hour, and outflow is proportional to x2x^2.

(i) Given that the water amount stabilises at 0.50.5 million cubic metres, show that dx/dt=k(1−4x2)dx/dt=k(1-4x^2).

(ii) Find xx in terms of k,tk,t if initially there is 11 million cubic metre.

[2017/MJC/II/2 (modified)]

CJC · Discussion · Question 9

Balance inflow and outflow at the stated equilibrium before integrating.

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