Numerical Methods for Engineers
Numerical Methods for Engineers
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780073397924
Author: Steven C. Chapra Dr., Raymond P. Canale
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20, Problem 28P

Three disease-carrying organisms decay exponentially in lake water according to the following model:

p ( t ) = A e 1.5 t + B e 0.3 t + C e 0.05 t

Estimate the initial population of each organism (A, B, and C) given the following measurements:

t, hr 0.5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9
p ( t ) 6.0 4.4 3.2 2.7 2.2 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.1
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Numerical Methods for Engineers

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