Consider two interconnecting tanks. Tank 1 initially contains 750 L (liters) of
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Question
Consider two interconnecting tanks. Tank 1 initially contains 750 L (liters) of water and 200 g of sugar, while Tank 2 initially contains 250 L of water and 100 g of sugar. Water containing 5 g/L of sugar is poured into Tank 1 at a rate of 40 L/m while the mixture flowing into Tank 2 contains a sugar concentration of 3 g/L and is flowing at a rate of 15 L/min. The mixture flows from Tank 1 to Tank 2 at a rate of 40 L/min. The mixture drains from Tank 2 at a rate of 50 L/min, of which some flows back into Tank 1 at a rate of 15 L/min, while the remainder leaves the tank. Let x and y, respectively, be the amount of sugar in each tank at time t. Set up BUT DO NOT SOLVE an initial value problem that models the flow process.
Explanation / Answer
Consider two interconnecting tanks. Tank 1 initially contains 750 L (liters) of