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Ch. 9 - First-Order Differential Equations
Hass - Thomas' Calculus 15th Edition
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9장, 문제 9.3.16

Carbon monoxide pollution An executive conference room of a corporation contains 4500 ft³ of air initially free of carbon monoxide. Starting at time t = 0, cigarette smoke containing 4% carbon monoxide is blown into the room at the rate of 0.3 ft³/min. A ceiling fan keeps the air in the room well circulated and the air leaves the room at the same rate of 0.3 ft³/min. Find the time when the concentration of carbon monoxide in the room reaches 0.01%.

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Define the variable \(Q(t)\) as the volume of carbon monoxide (in cubic feet) in the room at time \(t\) minutes. Initially, since the room is free of carbon monoxide, we have \(Q(0) = 0\).
Set up the rate of change of carbon monoxide in the room. The rate in is the concentration of carbon monoxide in the incoming air multiplied by the inflow rate: \(0.04 \times 0.3\) ft³/min. The rate out is the concentration of carbon monoxide in the room multiplied by the outflow rate: \(\frac{Q(t)}{4500} \times 0.3\) ft³/min.
Write the differential equation expressing the rate of change of \(Q(t)\) as the difference between the inflow and outflow rates: \(\displaystyle \frac{dQ}{dt} = 0.04 \times 0.3 - \frac{Q(t)}{4500} \times 0.3\).
Simplify the differential equation and solve it as a first-order linear ordinary differential equation. Use an integrating factor or recognize it as a separable equation to find the general solution for \(Q(t)\).
Use the condition that the concentration reaches 0.01%, which means \(\frac{Q(t)}{4500} = 0.0001\), to solve for the time \(t\) when this occurs.

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