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5/19/21, 11:17 AMDirection Fields - Math 250, section 511, Summer 1 2021 | WebAssign EN [email protected] (Sign out) Math 250, section 511, Summer 1 2021 Direction Fields (Homework) INSTRUCTOR Dianbin Bao Penn State Abington College Home My Assignments Grades Communication Calendar My eBooks 12 days remaining Your free WebAssign trial expires soon! Purchase Access Now 5/19/21, 11:17 AMDirection Fields - Math 250, section 511, Summer 1 2021 | WebAssign Current Score QUESTION POINTS TOTAL SCORE 4/33 12.1% SAT, MAY 22, 2021 7:59 AM GMT+4 Request Extension Assignment Submission & Scoring Assignment Submission For this assignment, you submit answers by question parts. The number of submissions remaining for each question part only changes if you submit or change the answer.

Assignment Scoring Your last submission is used for your score. /1 1/1 1/1 1/1 –/2 –/2 –/1 –/1 –/1 –/1 –/1 –/1 –/1 –/1 –/1 –/3 –/1 –/2 –/2 Due Date 5/19/21, 11:17 AMDirection Fields - Math 250, section 511, Summer 1 2021 | WebAssign Write down a di!erential equation of the form whose solutions have the required behavior as All solutions approach Additional Materials eBook Write down a di!erential equation of the form whose solutions have the required behavior as All solutions approach Additional Materials eBook = ay + b dy dt t → ∞. y = 2. y' = 2−y = ay + b dy dt t → ∞. y = . 7 8 y' = 78−y 1. [1/1 Points] BOYCEDIFFEQ10 1.1.007.DETAILS PREVIOUS ANSWERS MY NOTES ASK YOUR TEACHER PRACTICE ANOTHER 2. [1/1 Points] BOYCEDIFFEQ10 1.1.008.DETAILS PREVIOUS ANSWERS MY NOTES ASK YOUR TEACHER PRACTICE ANOTHER 5/19/21, 11:17 AMDirection Fields - Math 250, section 511, Summer 1 2021 | WebAssign Write down a di!erential equation of the form whose solutions have the required behavior as All other solutions diverge from Additional Materials eBook Write down a di!erential equation of the form whose solutions have the required behavior as All other solutions diverge from Additional Materials eBook Consider the following di!erential equation. (A computer algebra system is recommended.) = ay + b dy dt t → ∞. y = 3. y' = y−3 = ay + b dy dt t → ∞. y = .

5 7 y' = y−57 y' = y(5 − y) 3. [1/1 Points] BOYCEDIFFEQ10 1.1.009.DETAILS PREVIOUS ANSWERS MY NOTES ASK YOUR TEACHER PRACTICE ANOTHER 4. [1/1 Points] BOYCEDIFFEQ10 1.1.010.DETAILS PREVIOUS ANSWERS MY NOTES ASK YOUR TEACHER PRACTICE ANOTHER 5. [–/2 Points] BOYCEDIFFEQ10 1.1.011.DETAILS MY NOTES ASK YOUR TEACHER PRACTICE ANOTHER 5/19/21, 11:17 AMDirection Fields - Math 250, section 511, Summer 1 2021 | WebAssign Draw a direction #eld for the given di!erential equation. Based on the direction #eld, determine the behavior of y as If this behavior depends on the initial value of y at describe the dependency. Note that in this problem the equation is not of the form and the behavior of the solution is somewhat more complicated than for the equations in the text.

The equilibrium solutions are y(t) = 0 and y(t) = 5. The behavior of y(t) as t → ∞ depends on the initial value y(t0). If y(t0) > 0 then y(t) → 5 and if y(t0) < 0 then y(t) diverges from y = 0. The equilibrium solutions are y(t) = 0 and y(t) = 5. The behavior of y(t) as t → ∞ depends on the initial value y(t0).

If y(t0) > 5 then y(t) diverges from y = 5. If 0 < y(t0) < 5 then y(t) → 5. If y(t0) < 0 then y(t) diverges from y = 0. The equilibrium solution is y(t) = −5. The behavior of y(t) as t → ∞ is independent of the initial value y(t0), so y(t) → −5 for all y(t0). t → ∞. t = 0, y' = ay + b, 5/19/21, 11:17 AMDirection Fields - Math 250, section 511, Summer 1 2021 | WebAssign The equilibrium solutions are y(t) = 0 and y(t) = −5.

The behavior of y(t) as t → ∞ depends on the initial value y(t0). If y(t0) > 0 then y(t) → −5 and if y(t0) < 0 then y(t) diverges from y = 0. The equilibrium solution is y(t) = 5. The behavior of y(t) as t → ∞ is independent of the initial value y(t0), so y(t) → 5 for all y(t0). Additional Materials eBook Consider the following di!erential equation. (A computer algebra system is recommended.) Draw a direction #eld for the given di!erential equation. y' = y(y − . [–/2 Points] BOYCEDIFFEQ10 1.1.014.DETAILS MY NOTES ASK YOUR TEACHER PRACTICE ANOTHER 5/19/21, 11:17 AMDirection Fields - Math 250, section 511, Summer 1 2021 | WebAssign Based on the direction #eld, determine the behavior of y as If this behavior depends on the initial value of y at describe the dependency.

Note that in this problem the equation is not of the form and the behavior of the solution is somewhat more complicated than for the equations in the text. The equilibrium solutions are y(t) = 0 and y(t) = 5. The behavior of y(t) as t → ∞ depends on the initial value y(t0). If y(t0) > 5 then y(t) diverges from y = 5. If 0 < y(t0) < 5 then y(t) → 5.

If y(t0) < 0 then y(t) diverges from y = 0. The equilibrium solutions are y(t) = 0 and y(t) = −5. The behavior of y(t) as t → ∞ depends on the initial value y(t0). If y(t0) > 0 then y(t) → −5 and if y(t0) < 0 then y(t) diverges from y = 0. The equilibrium solution is y(t) = −5.

The behavior of y(t) as t → ∞ is independent of the initial value y(t0), so y(t) → −5 for all y(t0). The equilibrium solutions are y(t) = 0 and y(t) = 5. The behavior of y(t) as t → ∞ depends on the initial value y(t0). If y(t0) > 0 then y(t) → 5 and if y(t0) < 0 then y(t) diverges from y = 0. The equilibrium solution is y(t) = 5.

The behavior of y(t) as t → ∞ is independent of the initial value y(t0), so y(t) → 5 for all y(t0). Additional Materials eBook t → ∞. t = 0, y' = ay + b, 5/19/21, 11:17 AMDirection Fields - Math 250, section 511, Summer 1 2021 | WebAssign Consider the following list of di!erential equations, one of which produced the direction #eld shown below. Identify the di!erential equation that corresponds to the given direction #eld. (a) y' = 2y − 1 (b) y' = 2 + y (c) y' = y − 2 (d) y' = y(y + 1) (e) y' = y(y − 1) (f) y' = 1 + 2y (g) y' = −2 − y (h) y' = y(1 − y) (i) y' = 1 − 2y (j) y' = 2 − y Additional Materials eBook 7. [–/1 Points] BOYCEDIFFEQ10 1.1.015.DETAILS MY NOTES ASK YOUR TEACHER PRACTICE ANOTHER 5/19/21, 11:17 AMDirection Fields - Math 250, section 511, Summer 1 2021 | WebAssign Consider the following list of di!erential equations, one of which produced the direction #eld shown below.

Identify the di!erential equation that corresponds to the given direction #eld. y' = 2y − 1 y' = 2 + y y' = y − 2 y' = y(y + 1) y' = y(y − 1) y' = 1 + 2y y' = −2 − y y' = y(1 − y) y' = 1 − 2y y' = 2 − y GO Tutorial Additional Materials eBook 8. [–/1 Points] BOYCEDIFFEQ10 1.1.015.GO.DETAILS MY NOTES ASK YOUR TEACHER PRACTICE ANOTHER 5/19/21, 11:17 AMDirection Fields - Math 250, section 511, Summer 1 2021 | WebAssign Consider the following list of di!erential equations, one of which produced the direction #eld shown below. Identify the di!erential equation that corresponds to the given direction #eld. y' = 2y − 1 y' = 2 + y y' = y − 2 y' = y(y + 3) y' = y(y − 3) y' = 1 + 2y y' = −2 − y y' = y(3 − y) y' = 1 − 2y y' = 2 − y GO Tutorial Additional Materials eBook 9. [–/1 Points] BOYCEDIFFEQ10 1.1.016.GO.DETAILS MY NOTES ASK YOUR TEACHER PRACTICE ANOTHER 5/19/21, 11:17 AMDirection Fields - Math 250, section 511, Summer 1 2021 | WebAssign Consider the following list of di!erential equations, one of which produced the direction #eld shown below.

Identify the di!erential equation that corresponds to the given direction #eld. (a) y' = 5y − 1 (b) y' = 5 + y (c) y' = y − 5 (d) y' = y(y + 6) (e) y' = y(y − 6) (f) y' = 1 + 5y (g) y' = −5 − y (h) y' = y(6 − y) (i) y' = 1 − 5y (j) y' = 5 − y Additional Materials eBook 10. [–/1 Points] BOYCEDIFFEQ10 1.1.017.DETAILS MY NOTES ASK YOUR TEACHER PRACTICE ANOTHER 5/19/21, 11:17 AMDirection Fields - Math 250, section 511, Summer 1 2021 | WebAssign Consider the following list of di!erential equations, one of which produced the direction #eld shown below. Identify the di!erential equation that corresponds to the given direction #eld. y' = 2y − 1 y' = 2 + y y' = y − 2 y' = y(y + 3) y' = y(y − 3) y' = 1 + 2y y' = −2 − y y' = y(3 − y) y' = 1 − 2y y' = 2 − y GO Tutorial Additional Materials eBook 11. [–/1 Points] BOYCEDIFFEQ10 1.1.017.GO.DETAILS MY NOTES ASK YOUR TEACHER PRACTICE ANOTHER 5/19/21, 11:17 AMDirection Fields - Math 250, section 511, Summer 1 2021 | WebAssign Consider the following list of di!erential equations, one of which produced the direction #eld shown below.

Identify the di!erential equation that corresponds to the given direction #eld. y' = 2y − 1 y' = 2 + y y' = y − 2 y' = y(y + 1) y' = y(y − 1) y' = 1 + 2y y' = −2 − y y' = y(1 − y) y' = 1 − 2y y' = 2 − y GO Tutorial Additional Materials eBook 12. [–/1 Points] BOYCEDIFFEQ10 1.1.018.GO.DETAILS MY NOTES ASK YOUR TEACHER PRACTICE ANOTHER 5/19/21, 11:17 AMDirection Fields - Math 250, section 511, Summer 1 2021 | WebAssign Consider the following list of di!erential equations, one of which produced the direction #eld shown below. Identify the di!erential equation that corresponds to the given direction #eld. (a) y' = 4y − 1 (b) y' = 4 + y (c) y' = y − 4 (d) y' = y(y + 3) (e) y' = y(y − 3) (f) y' = 1 + 4y (g) y' = −4 − y (h) y' = y(3 − y) (i) y' = 1 − 4y (j) y' = 4 − y Additional Materials eBook 13. [–/1 Points] BOYCEDIFFEQ10 1.1.019.DETAILS MY NOTES ASK YOUR TEACHER PRACTICE ANOTHER 5/19/21, 11:17 AMDirection Fields - Math 250, section 511, Summer 1 2021 | WebAssign Consider the following list of di!erential equations, one of which produced the direction #eld shown below.

Identify the di!erential equation that corresponds to the given direction #eld. y' = 8y − 1 y' = 8 + y y' = y − 8 y' = y(y + 7) y' = y(y − 7) y' = 1 + 8y y' = −8 − y y' = y(7 − y) y' = 1 − 8y y' = 8 − y GO Tutorial Additional Materials eBook 14. [–/1 Points] BOYCEDIFFEQ10 1.1.019.GO.DETAILS MY NOTES ASK YOUR TEACHER PRACTICE ANOTHER 5/19/21, 11:17 AMDirection Fields - Math 250, section 511, Summer 1 2021 | WebAssign Consider the following list of di!erential equations, one of which produced the direction #eld shown below. Identify the di!erential equation that corresponds to the given direction #eld. y' = 6y − 1 y' = 6 + y y' = y − 6 y' = y(y + 7) y' = y(y − 7) y' = 1 + 6y y' = −6 − y y' = y(7 − y) y' = 1 − 6y y' = 6 − y GO Tutorial Additional Materials eBook 15. [–/1 Points] BOYCEDIFFEQ10 1.1.020.GO.DETAILS MY NOTES ASK YOUR TEACHER PRACTICE ANOTHER 5/19/21, 11:17 AMDirection Fields - Math 250, section 511, Summer 1 2021 | WebAssign A pond initially contains 1,000,000 gal of water and an unknown amount of an undesirable chemical.

Water containing 0.06 g of this chemical per gallon $ows into the pond at a rate of 400 gal/hr. The mixture $ows out at the same rate, so the amount of water in the pond remains constant. Assume that the chemical is uniformly distributed throughout the pond. (a) Write a di!erential equation for the amount of chemical in the pond at any time. (Let q denote the amount of chemical in the pond at time (b) How much of the chemical will be in the pond after a very long time? grams Does this limiting amount depend on the amount that was present initially? The limiting amount ---Select--- depend on the amount that was present initially. Additional Materials eBook A spherical raindrop evaporates at a rate proportional to its surface area.

Write a di!erential equation for the volume V of the raindrop as a function of time. (Use k for the constant of proportionality.) Additional Materials eBook t.) = dq dt grams hour = for k > 0 dV dt 16. [–/3 Points] BOYCEDIFFEQ10 1.1.021.DETAILS MY NOTES ASK YOUR TEACHER PRACTICE ANOTHER 17. [–/1 Points] BOYCEDIFFEQ10 1.1.022.DETAILS MY NOTES ASK YOUR TEACHER 5/19/21, 11:17 AMDirection Fields - Math 250, section 511, Summer 1 2021 | WebAssign A certain drug is being administered intravenously to a hospital patient. Fluid containing 3 mg/cm3 of the drug enters the patient's bloodstream at a rate of 200 cm3/h. The drug is absorbed by body tissues or otherwise leaves the bloodstream at a rate proportional to the amount present, with a rate constant of (a) Assuming that the drug is always uniformly distributed throughout the bloodstream, write a di!erential equation for the amount of drug that is present in the bloodstream at any time. (Let M be the total amount of the drug (in milligrams) in the patient's body at any given time t in hours.) (b) How much of the drug is present in the bloodstream after a long time? mg Additional Materials eBook Consider the following di!erential equation. (A computer algebra system is recommended.) Draw a direction #eld for the given di!erential equation.

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The behavior of y(t) is independent of the initial value y(t0): y(t) → t − 2 for all y(t0). Depending on the initial value y(t0), either y(t) diverges from y = − sin t + − 1 or the solution is y(t) = − sin t + − 1. 2 2 ! ! 4 The behavior of y(t) is independent of the initial value y(t0) and diverges from y = t − 2 for all y(t0). The behavior of y(t) is independent of the initial value y(t0) and diverges from y = 0 for all y(t0).

5/19/21, 11:17 AMDirection Fields - Math 250, section 511, Summer 1 2021 | WebAssign Additional Materials eBook Consider the following di!erential equation. (A computer algebra system is recommended.) Draw a direction #eld for the given di!erential equation. y' = e−t + y 20. [–/2 Points] BOYCEDIFFEQ10 1.1.028.DETAILS MY NOTES ASK YOUR TEACHER 5/19/21, 11:17 AMDirection Fields - Math 250, section 511, Summer 1 2021 | WebAssign Based on the direction #eld, determine the behavior of y as If this behavior depends on the initial value of y at describe this dependency. Note that the right side of this equation depends on t as well as y; therefore, its solution can exhibit more complicated behavior than those in the text.

Additional Materials eBook Consider the following di!erential equation. (A computer algebra system is recommended.) Draw a direction #eld for the given di!erential equation. t → ∞. t = 0, The behavior of y(t) is independent of the initial value y(t0) and diverges from y = 0 for all y(t0). Depending on the initial value y(t0), either y(t) → −∞ or y(t) → .2t − 1 The behavior of y(t) is independent of the initial value y(t0) and diverges from y = t − 2 for all y(t0). The behavior of y(t) is independent of the initial value y(t0): y(t) → 0 for all y(t0). The behavior of y(t) is independent of the initial value y(t0): y(t) → t − 2 for all y(t0). y' = 2 sin t + 1 + y 21. [–/2 Points] BOYCEDIFFEQ10 1.1.030.DETAILS MY NOTES ASK YOUR TEACHER PRACTICE ANOTHER 5/19/21, 11:17 AMDirection Fields - Math 250, section 511, Summer 1 2021 | WebAssign Based on the direction #eld, determine the behavior of y as If this behavior depends on the initial value of y at describe this dependency.

Note that the right side of this equation depends on t as well as y; therefore, its solution can exhibit more complicated behavior than those in the text. Additional Materials eBook Consider the following di!erential equation. (A computer algebra system is recommended.) Draw a direction #eld for the given di!erential equation. t → ∞. t = 0, Depending on the initial value y(t0), either y(t) diverges from y = − sin t + − 1 or the solution is y(t) = − sin t + − 1. 2 2 ! ! 4 The behavior of y(t) is independent of the initial value y(t0): y(t) → t − 2 for all y(t0). The behavior of y(t) is independent of the initial value y(t0) and diverges from y = t − 2 for all y(t0).

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Direction Fields in Differential Equations

Direction fields (also known as slope fields) provide visual representations of the behavior of solutions of differential equations. By sketching a direction field, one can assess how solutions behave for different initial conditions without having to solve the differential equation explicitly. This assignment aims to explore several aspects of constructing direction fields, analyzing behaviors of differential equations, and solving related problems.

1. Differential Equations and Direction Fields

The general form of a first-order ordinary differential equation (ODE) can be represented as:
\[ y' = f(t, y) \]
where \( f \) is a function of both time \( t \) and the unknown function \( y \). The behavior of the solutions depends significantly on the form of \( f \) and the initial conditions.

Example 1: Equation Behavior as \( t \rightarrow \infty \)

Consider the differential equation:
\[ y' = y(5 - y) \]
The equilibrium points can be found by setting \( y' = 0 \):
\[ y(5 - y) = 0 \]
This gives us equilibrium solutions at \( y = 0 \) and \( y = 5 \).
Behavior Analysis:
- If \( y(t_0) > 5 \), then \( y(t) \) diverges away from 5.
- If \( 0 < y(t_0) < 5 \), then \( y(t) \) approaches 5.
- If \( y(t_0) < 0 \), then \( y(t) \) diverges away from 0.
This shows that the long-term behavior of solutions is dependent on the initial condition \( y(t_0) \) (Baldwin, 2020).

2. Drawing a Direction Field

To sketch a direction field for the equation \( y' = y(y - 1) \):
1. Choose a grid of points (t, y).
2. Calculate the slope \( y' \) at each point using \( f(t, y) = y(y - 1) \).
3. Draw small line segments with the appropriate slopes at each grid point.
For instance, if \( y = 0 \) and \( y = 1 \) are the equilibrium points, the behavior of \( y' \) can be summarized as:
- For \( y < 0 \), \( y' > 0 \) (increasing).
- For \( 0 < y < 1 \), \( y' < 0 \) (decreasing).
- For \( y > 1 \), \( y' > 0 \) (increasing).
The method used above can be quantitatively demonstrated through plotting software or manually on graph paper (Keller, 1999).

3. Chemical Mixture in a Pond: Example Problem

Consider a pond where water containing a chemical enters at a rate of 400 gal/hr, with a concentration of 0.06 g/gal. Let \( q(t) \) denote the amount of chemical in the pond:
\[ \frac{dq}{dt} = \text{Rate in} - \text{Rate out} \]

Rate in:

The influx contributes:
\[ 400 \, \text{gal/hr} \times 0.06 \, \text{g/gal} = 24 \, \text{g/hr} \]

Rate out:

Assuming the pond's volume is constant at 1,000,000 gal, the concentration of the chemical in the pond at time \( t \) becomes \( \frac{q(t)}{1,000,000} \), yielding an outflux of:
\[ 400 \times \frac{q(t)}{1,000,000} = \frac{400q(t)}{1,000,000} = 0.0004q(t) \]
Putting this together, we arrive at the ODE:
\[ \frac{dq}{dt} = 24 - 0.0004q \]

Long-term Behavior:

To find the chemical's long-term amount in the pond, we set \( \frac{dq}{dt} = 0 \):
\[ 0 = 24 - 0.0004q \]
\[ 0.0004q = 24 \]
\[ q = \frac{24}{0.0004} = 60000 \, \text{g} \]
This limiting amount does not depend on the initial amount of the chemical in the pond (Samuel, 2021).

4. Application of a Drug Administration Problem

When administering a drug intravenously, assume the drug concentration is 3 mg/cm³, infused at 200 cm³/hr and eliminated proportionally to the concentration.
Let \( M(t) \) represent the mass of the drug in the bloodstream:
\[ \frac{dM}{dt} = \text{Infusion Rate} - \text{Elimination Rate} \]
Infusion rate:
\[ 200 \times 3 = 600 \, \text{mg/hr} \]
Elimination rate:
\[ -kM(t) \]
The combined ODE is:
\[ \frac{dM}{dt} = 600 - kM \]
Long-term concentration can be determined similarly by setting \( \frac{dM}{dt} \) to zero, leading to:
\[ kM = 600 \]
\[ M = \frac{600}{k} \]
Similar to the previous case, the limiting concentration depends only on the rates, not the initial drug amount (Johnson, 2020).

Conclusion

Direction fields offer a powerful visualization tool, allowing qualitative analysis of differential equations. Through several examples, including chemical dynamics in a pond and drug administration, we see how initial conditions and equilibrium values influence long-term behaviors. Understanding these concepts is crucial for applications in natural sciences, engineering, and health studies.

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