Write a function that gives the remaining amount of containments in kilograms, C(t), t hours after Nana started purifying the wa
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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Original Question:
- Nana has a water purifier that filters 1/3 of the contaminants each hour. She used it to purify water that had 1/2 kilogram of contaminants. Write a function that gives the remaining amount of contaminants in kilograms, C(t), t hours after Nana started purifying the water.
Explanation:
- Each hour, the water purifier filters 1/3 of the contaminants, meaning that the contaminant reduces by 2/3. If the contaminant was 1kg (for example), the mass would be 2/3 kg after 1 hour- after 2 hours, it'll be 4/9 kg, so we see a pattern. We need to multiply the contaminant by 2/3 every single hour.
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Answer:
(x, y, z) = (-3, -1, 3)
Step-by-step explanation:
Many graphing calculators can solve matrix equations handily. Here, we use a combination of methods.
Use the last equation to write an expression for z.
z = 4 -x +4y
Substitute this into the second equation:
y -4(4 -x +4y) = -13
y -16 +4x -16y = -13
4x -15y -3 = 0
In genera form, the first equation can be written as ...
3x +y +10 = 0
Now, the solution to these two equations can be found to be ...
x = (-15(10) -1(-3))/(4(1) -3(-15)) = (-150 +3)/(4+45) = -3 . . . using "Cramer's rule"
y = -(10 +3x) = -(10 -9) = -1 . . . . from the first equation
z = 4 -(-3) +4(-1) = 3 . . . . . . . . from our equation for z
The solution to the system is (x, y, z) = (-3, -1, 3).
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Written as an augmented matrix, the system of equations is ...