Answer:
The expression simplifies to .
Step-by-step explanation:
The expression
can be rearranged and written as
In this form the terms in the numerator and in the denominator cancel to give
The are present both in the numerator and in the denominator, so they also cancel, and the fraction
simplifies to
, so finally our expression becomes:
Which is our answer:)
Answer:
D = L/k
Step-by-step explanation:
Since A represents the amount of litter present in grams per square meter as a function of time in years, the net rate of litter present is
dA/dt = in flow - out flow
Since litter falls at a constant rate of L grams per square meter per year, in flow = L
Since litter decays at a constant proportional rate of k per year, the total amount of litter decay per square meter per year is A × k = Ak = out flow
So,
dA/dt = in flow - out flow
dA/dt = L - Ak
Separating the variables, we have
dA/(L - Ak) = dt
Integrating, we have
∫-kdA/-k(L - Ak) = ∫dt
1/k∫-kdA/(L - Ak) = ∫dt
1/k㏑(L - Ak) = t + C
㏑(L - Ak) = kt + kC
㏑(L - Ak) = kt + C' (C' = kC)
taking exponents of both sides, we have
When t = 0, A(0) = 0 (since the forest floor is initially clear)
So, D = R - A =
when t = 0(at initial time), the initial value of D =