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Textbook Solutions for Elementary Differential Equations

Chapter 1 Problem 1.7.22

Question

Suppose that at time t = 0, half of a "logistic" population of 100, 000 persons have heard a certain rumor, and that the number of those who have heard it is then increasing at the rate of 1000 persons per day. How long will it take for this rumor to spread to 80% of the population? (Suggestion: Find the value of k by substituting P(O) and P'(O) in the logistic equation, Eq. (3).)

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Title Elementary Differential Equations 6 
Author C. Henry Edwards David E. Penney
ISBN 9780132397308

Suppose that at time t = 0, half of a "logistic" population of 100, 000 persons have

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