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Chapter 1 Problem 1.7.29

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During the period from 1790 to 1930, the u.S. population P(t) (t in years) grew from 3.9 million to 123.2 million. Throughout this period, P (t) remained close to the solution of the initial value problem dP dt = 0.03135P -0.0001489P2 , P(O) = 3.9. (a) What 1930 population does this logistic equation predict? (b) What limiting population does it predict? (c) Has this logistic equation continued since 1930 to accurately model the U.S. population? [This problem is based on a computation by Verhulst, who in 1845 used the 1790-1840 U.S. population data to predict accurately the U.S. population through the year 1930 (long after his own death, of course).]

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

Solved: During the period from 1790 to 1930, the u.S.

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