a) A large field of area 4km^2 is becoming infected with a soil disease. At time t years the area infected is xkm^2 and the rate of growth of the infected area is given by the differential equation dx/dt = kx(4 — x), where k is a positive constant. It is given that when t = 0, x = 0.4 and that when t = 2, x = 2. (i) Solve the differential equation and show that k = 0.25ln(3) (ii) Find the value of t when 90% of the area of the field is infected.

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a) A large field of area 4km^2 is becoming infected with a soil disease. At time t years the area infected is xkm^2 and the rate of growth of the infected area is given by the differential equation dx/dt = kx(4 — x), where k is a positive constant. It is given that when t = 0, x = 0.4 and that when t = 2, x = 2.
(i) Solve the differential equation and show that k = 0.25ln(3)
(ii) Find the value of t when 90% of the area of the field is infected.

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