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Accumulation in applied contexts

Learning goals

  • Identifies a rate function and the interval of accumulation.
  • Sets up an integral representing total or net change.
  • Combines accumulated change with an initial quantity when needed.
  • Interprets the sign and units of the integral in context.

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Accumulation in applied contexts 1
A conveyor transfers sand at the constant mass rate shown in the graph. Find the total mass transferred during the first \(2.5\) minutes.
Figure for problem 534726

Hints

- Read the constant rate from the vertical axis. - Identify the length of the time interval. - Multiply the rate by the elapsed time.

Solution

1. The transfer rate is constant at \(200\,\text{kg/min}\). 2. The accumulated mass is the rectangular area under the rate graph: \((200\,\text{kg/min})(2.5\,\text{min})=500\,\text{kg}\).

Answer

\(500\,\text{kg}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 2
Atmospheric temperature decreases as altitude \(h\) increases. The graph shows the magnitude of the temperature decrease rate, in kelvins per kilometer. By how much does the temperature decrease during an ascent from \(0\,\text{km}\) to \(4\,\text{km}\)?
Figure for problem 534728

Hints

- Read the constant rate from the vertical axis. - Find the altitude change shown on the horizontal axis. - Multiply the rate by the altitude interval.

Solution

1. The magnitude of the decrease rate is constant at \(5\,\text{K/km}\). 2. Over an altitude change of \(4\,\text{km}\), the temperature decrease is \(5\,\frac{\text{K}}{\text{km}}\cdot4\,\text{km}=20\,\text{K}\).

Answer

The temperature decreases by \(20\,\text{K}\).
Accumulation in applied contexts 3
A packaging line produces items at a rate \(r(t)\) measured in packages per hour. What does \(\int_2^5 r(t)\,\mathrm{d}t\) represent, and what are its units?

Hints

- Identify what quantity the rate measures before integrating. - Think about how rate units combine with the differential's time unit. - The integral represents accumulation over the stated interval, not an instantaneous rate.

Solution

1. Integrating a production rate over time accumulates the number of packages produced during that time interval. 2. The rate unit packages per hour multiplied by the time unit hours gives packages.

Answer

It represents the number of packages produced from hour \(2\) through hour \(5\), measured in packages.
Accumulation in applied contexts 4
A print server has \(8\) jobs waiting at \(t=0\). The graph shows the net rate at which the queue changes, in jobs per minute. How many jobs are waiting at \(t=5\)?
Figure for problem 556066

Hints

- The signed area under a net-rate graph gives the change in the accumulated amount. - Treat the two constant-rate time intervals separately. - Apply the net change to the initial queue size.

Solution

1. From \(t=0\) to \(t=3\), the queue changes by \((2)(3)=6\) jobs. 2. From \(t=3\) to \(t=5\), it changes by \((-1)(2)=-2\) jobs. 3. The net change is \(4\) jobs, so the queue has \(8+4=12\) jobs at \(t=5\).

Answer

\(12\) jobs
Accumulation in applied contexts 5
A print shop's paper supply changes at a constant rate of \(-5\) sheets per minute for \(2\) minutes. Find the change in the number of sheets. Explain what the negative sign means.

Hints

- A rate tells you the change during one unit of time. - Multiply the signed rate by the time interval. - Decide whether a negative result means an increase or a decrease.

Solution

1. The change is rate multiplied by duration: \((-5)\cdot2=-10\) sheets. 2. The negative sign shows that the paper supply fell by \(10\) sheets.

Answer

\(-10\) sheets. There are \(10\) fewer sheets than at the start.
Accumulation in applied contexts 6
The graph gives a probability density. For this model, the probability of an interval is the area beneath the graph over that interval. Find the probability that a value lies between \(0\) and \(1\).
Figure for problem 562794

Hints

- Probability is represented by area, not by the curve's height alone. - Find the area of the rectangle above the requested interval.

Solution

1. The region from \(0\) to \(1\) is a rectangle of width \(1\) and height \(\frac12\). 2. Its area, and therefore the probability, is \(1\cdot\frac12=\frac12\).

Answer

\(\frac12\), or \(50\%\).
Accumulation in applied contexts 7
A bacteria culture has growth rate \(r(t)=3t^2+40t\), where \(t\) is hours after observation begins and \(r(t)\) is bacteria per hour. a) Evaluate \(\int_0^4r(t)\,\text{d}t\) and interpret the result. b) The culture initially contains \(1000\) bacteria. Find a function \(N(t)\) for the total number of bacteria.

Hints

- Integrating a growth rate gives accumulated growth. - Find an antiderivative of the rate. - Use the initial population to determine the constant. - Check the units of the integral.

Solution

1. An antiderivative of \(r(t)\) is \(R(t)=t^3+20t^2\). 2. \(\int_0^4r(t)\,\text{d}t=[t^3+20t^2]_0^4=384\). 3. The integral is the increase in the number of bacteria during the first \(4\) hours. 4. Since \(N'(t)=r(t)\), \(N(t)=t^3+20t^2+C\). Using \(N(0)=1000\) gives \(C=1000\). 5. Thus, \(N(t)=t^3+20t^2+1000\).

Answer

a) \(384\) bacteria; this is the increase during the first \(4\) hours. b) \(N(t)=t^3+20t^2+1000\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 8
During a \(12\)-minute recycling run, shredded plastic enters a hopper at the mass-transfer rate \(v(t)=120t-10t^2\), where \(t\) is measured in minutes, \(0\le t\le12\), and \(v(t)\) is measured in grams per minute. Find the total mass transferred during the \(12\) minutes, in kilograms.

Hints

- Integrate the material-transfer rate over the full run. - Use \(0\) and \(12\) as the limits of integration. - Convert grams to kilograms at the end.

Solution

1. The total mass in grams is \(\int_0^{12}(120t-10t^2)\,\mathrm{d}t\). 2. An antiderivative is \(60t^2-\frac{10}{3}t^3\). 3. Therefore, \(\left[60t^2-\frac{10}{3}t^3\right]_0^{12}=8640-5760=2880\,\text{g}\). 4. Since \(1000\,\text{g}=1\,\text{kg}\), \(2880\,\text{g}=2.88\,\text{kg}\).

Answer

\(2.88\,\text{kg}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 9
The graph shows the flow rate \(r(t)\) of a laboratory pump, in liters per second. Find the volume of liquid delivered from \(t=1\) to \(t=3\).
Figure for problem 525131

Hints

- Treat accumulated volume as area under the flow-rate graph. - Split the interval where the shape of the graph changes. - Use the graph's scale to read the needed heights exactly.

Solution

1. From \(t=1\) to \(t=2\), the region under the graph is a trapezoid with heights \(0.2\) and \(0.4\) liters per second and width \(1\) second, so its area is \(0.3\,\text{L}\). 2. From \(t=2\) to \(t=3\), the rate is constant at \(0.4\,\text{L/s}\), giving a rectangular area of \(0.4\,\text{L}\). 3. The delivered volume is \(0.3+0.4=0.7\,\text{L}\).

Answer

\(0.7\,\text{L}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 10
The graph shows a device's data-receiving rate \(r(t)\), in megabytes per second, for the first \(5\) seconds. a) Find the amount of data received during the first \(3\) seconds using geometric area from the graph. b) Find the instantaneous receiving rate at \(t=2\) seconds. Explain briefly why the units in parts a and b are different.
Figure for problem 525137

Hints

- Break the area under the graph into familiar geometric shapes. - Accumulated data has units of rate multiplied by time. - For an instantaneous rate, read the graph's vertical value at the requested time rather than finding an area.

Solution

1. From \(0\) to \(1\), the area is a triangle with base \(1\,\text{s}\) and height \(0.4\,\text{MB/s}\), so it represents \(0.2\,\text{MB}\). 2. From \(1\) to \(3\), the area is a trapezoid with parallel sides \(0.4\) and \(0.2\,\text{MB/s}\) and width \(2\,\text{s}\), so it represents \(0.6\,\text{MB}\). 3. The total data received is \(0.2+0.6=0.8\,\text{MB}\). 4. Reading the graph at \(t=2\) gives \(r(2)=0.3\,\text{MB/s}\). Integrating a rate over time produces megabytes, while an instantaneous rate remains in megabytes per second.

Answer

a) \(0.8\,\text{MB}\) b) \(0.3\,\text{MB/s}\); part a is an accumulated amount, while part b is an instantaneous rate.
Accumulation in applied contexts 11
The inflow rate to a reservoir is modeled for \(0\le t\le16\) by \(f(t)=-0.25t^4+4t^3\), where \(t\) is measured in days and \(f(t)\) is measured in cubic meters per day. The reservoir initially contains \(5000\,\text{m}^3\). Find a formula \(V(t)\) for the amount of water in the reservoir, and use it to find the amount after \(12\) days.

Hints

- Start with the initial reservoir volume and add the net accumulated inflow. - Use a different integration variable inside the accumulation integral if you define \(V(t)\). - Check that integrating cubic meters per day over days produces cubic meters.

Solution

1. The amount in the reservoir equals the initial amount plus accumulated inflow: \(V(t)=5000+\int_0^t(-0.25u^4+4u^3)\,\text{d}u\). 2. Evaluating the integral gives \(V(t)=5000-\frac{t^5}{20}+t^4\). 3. Therefore, \(V(12)=5000-\frac{12^5}{20}+12^4=13{,}294.4\,\text{m}^3\).

Answer

\(V(t)=5000-\frac{t^5}{20}+t^4\), and \(V(12)=13{,}294.4\,\text{m}^3\).
Accumulation in applied contexts 12
A spring stretches \(6\,\text{cm}\) from equilibrium when a force of \(15\,\text{N}\) is applied. Assume the spring follows Hooke's law, \(F(s)=ks\). a) Find the spring constant \(k\) in newtons per meter. b) Use integration to find the work required to stretch the spring from equilibrium to \(10\,\text{cm}\). c) Find the additional work required to stretch the spring from \(10\,\text{cm}\) to \(20\,\text{cm}\).

Hints

- Use Hooke's law with the observed force and stretch to determine the spring constant. - Convert every stretch distance to meters before integrating. - Work is the definite integral of force with respect to displacement.

Solution

1. Convert \(6\,\text{cm}\) to \(0.06\,\text{m}\). Hooke's law gives \(k=\frac{15}{0.06}=250\,\text{N/m}\). 2. The work from equilibrium to \(0.10\,\text{m}\) is \(\int_0^{0.1}250s\,\text{d}s=1.25\,\text{J}\). 3. The additional work from \(0.10\) to \(0.20\,\text{m}\) is \(\int_{0.1}^{0.2}250s\,\text{d}s=3.75\,\text{J}\).

Answer

a) \(250\,\text{N/m}\) b) \(1.25\,\text{J}\) c) \(3.75\,\text{J}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 13
A force \(F(s)=cs^2\) acts on an object along a straight path, where \(c\) and \(a\) are positive constants. Find the work done as the object moves from \(s=a\) to \(s=3a\).

Hints

- Write work as the integral of force with respect to displacement. - Use the power rule for integration. - When substituting \(3a\), cube the entire expression. - Simplify the resulting terms.

Solution

1. Work is the definite integral of force: \(W=\int_a^{3a}cs^2\,\text{d}s\). 2. Evaluate the integral: \(W=\left[\frac{c}{3}s^3\right]_a^{3a}=\frac{c}{3}(27a^3-a^3)=\frac{26}{3}ca^3\).

Answer

\(W=\frac{26}{3}ca^3\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 14
A small factory's production rate is modeled by \(f(t)=-0.6t^2+6t+4\) components per hour, where \(t\) is hours after a shift begins. The factory has already completed \(50\) components at \(t=0\). a) Find a function \(N(t)\) for the total number of completed components. b) Find the total after \(5\) hours.

Hints

- Integrate the production rate to obtain the total-production function. - Use the initial completed quantity to determine the constant. - Substitute the requested time into the function.

Solution

1. Integrating the production rate gives \(N(t)=-0.2t^3+3t^2+4t+C\). 2. Since \(N(0)=50\), \(C=50\). Thus, \(N(t)=-0.2t^3+3t^2+4t+50\). 3. \(N(5)=-0.2(5)^3+3(5)^2+4(5)+50=120\) components.

Answer

a) \(N(t)=-0.2t^3+3t^2+4t+50\) b) \(120\) components
Accumulation in applied contexts 15
On a cloudless day, the power output of a solar array is modeled for the first \(12\) hours after sunrise by \(P(t)=-t^2+12t\), where \(t\) is measured in hours and \(P(t)\) is measured in kilowatts. 1) Find the total electrical energy produced during the first \(6\) hours after sunrise. 2) Find the average power output over the full \(12\)-hour period.

Hints

- Integrating power over time gives electrical energy. - For average power, divide total accumulated energy over the interval by the interval length. - Track the distinction between kilowatts and kilowatt-hours.

Solution

1. Energy is the integral of power, so \(\int_0^6(-t^2+12t)\,\text{d}t=144\,\text{kWh}\). 2. The average power is \(\frac{1}{12}\int_0^{12}(-t^2+12t)\,\text{d}t=24\,\text{kW}\).

Answer

1) \(144\,\text{kWh}\) 2) \(24\,\text{kW}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 16
During a severe thunderstorm, a stormwater retention basin fills with water. For an \(8\)-hour period, the inflow rate is modeled by \(f(t)=-0.5t^2+4t+2\) for \(0\le t\le8\), where \(t\) is measured in hours and \(f(t)\) is measured in cubic meters per hour. The graph of \(f\) is shown. a) Find an antiderivative \(F\) of \(f\). b) Use a definite integral to find the total volume of water that flows into the basin from \(t=1\) to \(t=7\). c) Explain the meaning of the integral in context and describe how it is represented on the graph.
Figure for problem 532680

Hints

- Integrate the polynomial term by term. - Apply the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus at the two stated times. - An integral of a rate over time has units of accumulated volume. - On the graph, identify the boundaries of the region represented by the integral without assuming it is already shaded.

Solution

1. Integrating term by term gives \(F(t)=-\frac16t^3+2t^2+2t+C\). 2. The accumulated volume is \(\int_1^7f(t)\,\text{d}t=F(7)-F(1)=51\,\text{m}^3\). 3. The integral is the total volume entering the basin from hour \(1\) through hour \(7\). On the graph, it is the region under \(f\) and above the \(t\)-axis between \(t=1\) and \(t=7\).

Answer

a) \(F(t)=-\frac16t^3+2t^2+2t+C\) b) \(51\,\text{m}^3\) c) The accumulated inflow from \(t=1\) to \(t=7\), represented by the area under the rate graph over that interval.
Accumulation in applied contexts 17
The graph shows the rate \(f(t)\), in visitors per minute, at which people enter a museum exhibit during its first \(10\) minutes. a) Describe the mathematical and contextual meanings of \(\int_0^{10}f(t)\,\text{d}t\). b) Use geometry to evaluate the integral, and give the units of the result.
Figure for problem 532718

Hints

- Multiply the horizontal and vertical units to determine the integral's units. - Break the region into simple geometric shapes. - Add the areas of the two triangles and the rectangle.

Solution

1. Mathematically, the integral is the area under the graph of \(f\) from \(t=0\) to \(t=10\). In context, it is the total number of visitors who enter during the first \(10\) minutes. 2. Divide the region into two triangles and one rectangle: \(\frac{1}{2}\cdot4\cdot20=40\), \(4\cdot20=80\), and \(\frac{1}{2}\cdot2\cdot20=20\). Therefore, \(\int_0^{10}f(t)\,\text{d}t=140\) visitors.

Answer

a) It is the area under the rate graph and represents the total number of visitors entering during the first \(10\) minutes. b) \(140\) visitors
Accumulation in applied contexts 18
The graph shows a solar farm's power output \(p(t)\), in kilowatts, during a \(12\)-hour period. Use the graph to estimate the electrical energy generated from \(t=4\) to \(t=8\). Explain briefly how the grid supports your estimate.
Figure for problem 532719

Hints

- Interpret area under a power-time graph in physical units. - Determine the energy represented by one full grid square. - Combine partial squares rather than using only completely filled squares.

Solution

1. Electrical energy is the area under a power-versus-time graph. 2. Each grid square is \(1\,\text{h}\times10\,\text{kW}=10\,\text{kWh}\). 3. The region from \(t=4\) to \(t=8\) contains about \(25\) grid-square equivalents, giving an estimate of about \(250\,\text{kWh}\).

Answer

About \(250\,\text{kWh}\); estimates reasonably close to this value are supported by the grid.
Accumulation in applied contexts 19
The graph shows the rate \(r(t)\), in bicycles per hour, at which bicycles are returned to a bike-share station during a \(3\)-hour period. a) Use geometric area to find the total number of bicycles returned during the \(3\) hours. b) For \(0\le t\le1\), find a formula for \(B(t)=\int_0^t r(s)\,\text{d}s\) using information from the graph.
Figure for problem 532739

Hints

- Break the full area under the graph into simple geometric pieces. - For the accumulation function, first determine the equation of the first line segment from its displayed endpoints. - Integrate only over the interval where that first segment applies.

Solution

1. The total area is a triangle of area \(10\), a rectangle of area \(20\), and a second triangle of area \(10\). Thus \(40\) bicycles are returned. 2. On \([0,1]\), the graph is the line through \((0,0)\) and \((1,20)\), so \(r(s)=20s\). 3. Therefore, \(B(t)=\int_0^t20s\,\text{d}s=10t^2\) for \(0\le t\le1\).

Answer

a) \(40\) bicycles b) \(B(t)=10t^2\) for \(0\le t\le1\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 20
Two proposed inflow-rate models are defined for \(0\le t\le2\), where \(t\) is measured in hours and each rate is measured in liters per hour: \(f(t)=-0.5t+1.25\) \(g(t)=1.5t-1\) Each model is claimed to describe water flowing into a container at a nonnegative rate and to deliver exactly \(1\,\text{L}\) during the \(2\)-hour interval. For each model, determine whether the claim is correct. Justify each conclusion mathematically.

Hints

- Check the physical nonnegativity condition separately from the total-volume condition. - Integrate each proposed rate over the full interval. - A model must satisfy both conditions; satisfying only the integral condition is not enough.

Solution

1. A valid inflow model must be nonnegative throughout the interval and have integral \(1\,\text{L}\) over \([0,2]\). 2. For \(f\), the minimum value on \([0,2]\) is \(f(2)=0.25>0\), so the rate is nonnegative. But \(\int_0^2(-0.5t+1.25)\,\text{d}t=1.5\,\text{L}\), so the stated total is wrong. 3. For \(g\), \(g(0)=-1<0\), so it fails the nonnegative-rate condition. Although \(\int_0^2(1.5t-1)\,\text{d}t=1\,\text{L}\), the model still fails the full claim.

Answer

Neither model satisfies both conditions. The function \(f\) is nonnegative but delivers \(1.5\,\text{L}\), while \(g\) has integral \(1\,\text{L}\) but is negative on part of the interval.
Accumulation in applied contexts 21
The graph shows the flow rate \(q(t)\), in liters per minute, for a pump operating during a \(5\)-minute interval. Use geometric areas to find the volume pumped during each interval. a) \(0\le t\le1\) b) \(1\le t\le3\) c) \(3\le t\le4\) d) \(1\le t\le4\)
Figure for problem 532763

Hints

- Volume is represented by signed area under the flow-rate graph. - Break each requested region into rectangles or trapezoids. - For the interval from \(3\) to \(4\), first read the rate at \(t=4\) from the decreasing segment. - Add adjacent interval volumes for the larger interval.

Solution

1. The area over \([0,1]\) is a rectangle: \((1)(1)=1\,\text{L}\). 2. The area over \([1,3]\) is a trapezoid: \(\frac{1+4}{2}(2)=5\,\text{L}\). 3. The line decreases from \((3,4)\) to \((5,0)\), so \(q(4)=2\). The trapezoid over \([3,4]\) has area \(\frac{4+2}{2}(1)=3\,\text{L}\). 4. Adding the adjacent volumes from \(1\) to \(3\) and from \(3\) to \(4\) gives \(5+3=8\,\text{L}\).

Answer

a) \(1\,\text{L}\) b) \(5\,\text{L}\) c) \(3\,\text{L}\) d) \(8\,\text{L}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 22
The graph shows the instantaneous rate of change \(f(t)\), in kilograms per minute, of the mass of recyclable material in a processing hopper for \(0\le t\le8\). Positive values mean material is being added, and negative values mean material is being removed. a) At what time is the mass in the hopper greatest? Justify your answer from the graph. b) The signed area under the graph from \(t=0\) to \(t=4\) is \(16\,\text{kg}\). Use the graph's symmetry to find the net change in mass over the full \(8\)-minute process without evaluating another integral.
Figure for problem 532790

Hints

- Stored mass increases where the displayed rate is positive and decreases where it is negative. - Look for the time where the sign changes from positive to negative. - Compare the two halves of the graph by rotational symmetry, paying attention to signed area.

Solution

1. The rate is positive before \(t=4\) and negative after \(t=4\), so the hopper mass increases until \(t=4\) and decreases afterward. Therefore, the mass is greatest at \(t=4\,\text{min}\). 2. The graph has 180-degree rotational symmetry about \((4,0)\). Thus the negative signed area on \([4,8]\) has the same magnitude as the positive signed area on \([0,4]\). 3. The two signed areas cancel, so the net change over \([0,8]\) is \(0\,\text{kg}\).

Answer

a) \(t=4\,\text{min}\) b) \(0\,\text{kg}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 23
During the first \(6\) minutes, the inflow rate to a water tank is modeled by \(r(t)=10\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{6}t\right)+15\) liters per minute. Find the total volume of water that enters during the first \(6\) minutes, and explain what the definite integral represents in context.

Hints

- Integrate the inflow rate over the full six-minute interval. - Keep the trigonometric antiderivative exact until the endpoint evaluation is complete. - Check that liters per minute multiplied by minutes gives liters.

Solution

1. The accumulated inflow is \(\int_0^6\left(10\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{6}t\right)+15\right)\,\text{d}t\). 2. An antiderivative is \(-\frac{60}{\pi}\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{6}t\right)+15t\). 3. Evaluating from \(0\) to \(6\) gives \(90+\frac{120}{\pi}\,\text{L}\approx128.20\,\text{L}\). 4. The integral represents the total volume entering the tank over the first \(6\) minutes.

Answer

\(90+\frac{120}{\pi}\,\text{L}\approx128.20\,\text{L}\); it is the accumulated inflow during the first \(6\) minutes.
Accumulation in applied contexts 24
The graph shows the inflow rate to a detention basin during a storm, with time in hours and rate in cubic meters per hour. Treating incoming water costs \(\$1.50\) per cubic meter. Use the graph to estimate the treatment cost for the water that enters from \(t=4\) to \(t=12\). Give a reasonable estimate to the nearest dollar.
Figure for problem 534717

Hints

- Estimate the accumulated inflow as area under the rate graph. - Determine the volume represented by one grid square before counting. - Multiply the estimated volume by the treatment cost per cubic meter only after finding the area.

Solution

1. The incoming volume is the area under the rate graph from \(t=4\) to \(t=12\). 2. Each grid square represents \((1\,\text{h})(1\,\text{m}^3/\text{h})=1\,\text{m}^3\). Counting whole and partial squares gives about \(57\,\text{m}^3\). 3. The treatment cost is therefore about \((57)(\$1.50)=\$85.50\), which rounds to approximately \(\$86\).

Answer

Approximately \(\$86\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 25
After a medication is administered, its active-ingredient concentration in the blood is modeled by \(f(t)=4te^{-0.5t}\), where \(t\) is measured in hours and \(f(t)\) is measured in milligrams per liter. An antiderivative is \(F(t)=(-8t-16)e^{-0.5t}\). Find the exact total drug exposure during the first \(4\) hours, measured by \(\int_0^4f(t)\,\text{d}t\), and give a value rounded to the nearest hundredth of a milligram-hour per liter. Interpret the result in context.

Hints

- Use the supplied antiderivative at the two endpoints. - The units of a concentration-time integral are concentration multiplied by time. - Interpret the definite integral as cumulative exposure rather than as the concentration at one instant.

Solution

1. By the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, \(\int_0^4f(t)\,\text{d}t=F(4)-F(0)\). 2. This gives \(16-48e^{-2}\,\text{mg}\cdot\text{h}/\text{L}\approx9.50\,\text{mg}\cdot\text{h}/\text{L}\). 3. The value is the area under the concentration-time curve during the first \(4\) hours, which represents cumulative drug exposure over that period.

Answer

\(16-48e^{-2}\,\text{mg}\cdot\text{h}/\text{L}\approx9.50\,\text{mg}\cdot\text{h}/\text{L}\); this is the cumulative drug exposure during the first \(4\) hours.
Accumulation in applied contexts 26
A laboratory tracks the diameter of a bacterial colony. The diameter growth rate, in millimeters per week, increases linearly during a \(3\)-week period. Use the graph to find the total increase in the colony's diameter over the \(3\) weeks.
Figure for problem 534725

Hints

- Identify the geometric shape between the line and the horizontal axis. - Read the growth rates at the beginning and end of the interval. - Use the area formula for a trapezoid.

Solution

1. The accumulated increase in diameter is the area under the rate graph from \(t=0\) to \(t=3\). 2. The region is a trapezoid with parallel sides \(2\,\text{mm/week}\) and \(8\,\text{mm/week}\) and width \(3\,\text{weeks}\). 3. Its area is \(\frac{2+8}{2}(3)=15\,\text{mm}\).

Answer

The diameter increases by \(15\,\text{mm}\).
Accumulation in applied contexts 27
A recycling line transfers material to a collection bin. The transfer rate, in kilograms per minute, decreases linearly as shown in the graph. Find the total mass transferred during the first \(2\) minutes.
Figure for problem 534727

Hints

- Interpret the area under the rate graph as accumulated mass. - Identify the base and height of the triangular region. - Use the area formula for a triangle.

Solution

1. The accumulated mass is the area under the rate graph from \(t=0\) to \(t=2\). 2. This region is a right triangle with base \(2\,\text{min}\) and height \(400\,\text{kg/min}\). 3. The mass is \(\frac{1}{2}(2)(400)=400\,\text{kg}\).

Answer

\(400\,\text{kg}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 28
The graph shows flow rates through two pipes during a \(10\)-minute cleaning process. The first pipe has a changing rate; the second pipe has a constant rate. a) About when is the first pipe's flow rate greater than the second pipe's? b) Find the total volume that flows through the constant-rate pipe over the \(10\) minutes. c) Which pipe carries more water in total? Explain by comparing the areas under the two graphs.
Figure for problem 534764

Hints

- Compare the heights of the rate curves to find when one pipe is flowing faster. - The constant-rate pipe produces a rectangular area under the graph. - To compare totals, compare the full areas over the same ten-minute interval, not just the peak heights. - Estimate the curved area by grouping the grid squares or using several trapezoids.

Solution

1. The changing-rate curve lies above the constant-rate line between the intersections, at about \(t=1.9\) and \(t=8.1\) minutes. 2. The constant rate is \(5\,\text{L/min}\). Its area over \(10\) minutes is \(5\cdot10=50\,\text{L}\). 3. The area under the changing-rate curve is approximately \(63\,\text{L}\), compared with \(50\,\text{L}\) for the constant-rate pipe. The first pipe therefore carries about \(13\,\text{L}\) more water.

Answer

a) Approximately \(1.9<t<8.1\) minutes b) \(50\,\text{L}\) c) The changing-rate pipe: its area is about \(63\,\text{L}\), compared with the constant-rate pipe's \(50\,\text{L}\). That is about \(13\,\text{L}\) more.
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The graph shows the processing rate \(r(t)\), in boards per hour, of an automated sorter during a \(3\)-hour calibration run. 1) Use geometric area to find the total number of boards processed during the run. 2) Find the number processed during the first hour. 3) Find the number processed from \(t=1.5\) to \(t=2.5\), and interpret the result in context.
Figure for problem 534771

Hints

- Interpret processed quantity as area under the rate graph. - The full interval and the first hour each form triangular regions. - Split the third interval at the graph's peak and use trapezoid areas.

Solution

1. The full region is a triangle with base \(3\) hours and height \(16\) boards per hour, so \(24\) boards are processed. 2. From \(0\) to \(1\), the triangular area is \(\frac{1}{2}(1)(8)=4\) boards. 3. From \(1.5\) to \(2\), the trapezoid area is \(\frac{12+16}{2}(0.5)=7\) boards. From \(2\) to \(2.5\), it is \(\frac{16+8}{2}(0.5)=6\) boards, for a total of \(13\) boards.

Answer

1) \(24\) boards 2) \(4\) boards 3) \(13\) boards are processed from \(t=1.5\) to \(t=2.5\).
Accumulation in applied contexts 30
The graph shows the chemical-feed rate \(r(t)\), in liters per minute, during a \(2\)-minute mixing cycle. a) Use the grid to estimate the volume added from \(t=0\) to \(t=0.5\). b) Without calculating an antiderivative, compare the volumes added on \([0.5,1]\) and \([1.5,2]\). Justify your answer from the graph.
Figure for problem 534779

Hints

- Determine the volume represented by one grid rectangle. - Use symmetry about the graph's center to relate intervals on opposite sides. - Compare areas under the curve rather than only individual rate values.

Solution

1. Each grid rectangle represents \((0.2\,\text{min})(1\,\text{L/min})=0.2\,\text{L}\). Counting whole and partial rectangles from \(0\) to \(0.5\) gives about \(1.6\,\text{L}\). 2. The graph is symmetric about \(t=1\), so the area on \([0.5,1]\) equals the area on \([1,1.5]\). The curve lies higher on \([1,1.5]\) than on \([1.5,2]\), so more volume is added on \([0.5,1]\) than on \([1.5,2]\).

Answer

a) Approximately \(1.6\,\text{L}\) b) More volume is added on \([0.5,1]\).
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The graph shows the flow rate \(q(t)\), in liters per minute, for a pump on \([0,6]\). a) Find the volume pumped from \(t=1\) to \(t=4\). b) Verify mathematically that the pump transfers a total of \(20\,\text{L}\) during the full \(6\)-minute interval.
Figure for problem 534823

Hints

- Volume is area under the flow-rate graph. - Break the requested interval into a trapezoid and a rectangle. - For the full interval, use a triangle and a rectangle.

Solution

1. a) From \(1\) to \(2\), the area is a trapezoid: \(\frac{2+4}{2}(1)=3\,\text{L}\). From \(2\) to \(4\), the area is a rectangle: \((2)(4)=8\,\text{L}\). Therefore, the volume is \(3+8=11\,\text{L}\). 2. b) The area from \(0\) to \(2\) is a triangle with area \(\frac12(2)(4)=4\,\text{L}\), and the area from \(2\) to \(6\) is a rectangle with area \((4)(4)=16\,\text{L}\). The total is \(20\,\text{L}\).

Answer

a) \(11\,\text{L}\) b) The total volume is \(4+16=20\,\text{L}\).
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A 3D printer deposits material at the rate shown, where \(t\) is measured in minutes and the rate is measured in grams per minute. a) Use the graph to find the mass deposited during the first minute. b) Find the mass deposited from \(t=3\) minutes until the process ends at \(t=5\) minutes.
Figure for problem 534827

Hints

- Accumulated mass is area under the deposition-rate graph. - Use the grid to identify the first triangle’s dimensions. - For part b), first determine the graph’s height at \(t=3\). - Then use the area formula for a triangle.

Solution

1. a) The area from \(0\) to \(1\) is a triangle with base \(1\) and height \(4\): \(\frac12(1)(4)=2\,\text{g}\). 2. b) The line from \((1,4)\) to \((5,0)\) has equation \(r(t)=-t+5\), so \(r(3)=2\,\text{g/min}\). The region from \(3\) to \(5\) is a triangle with base \(2\) and height \(2\): \(\frac12(2)(2)=2\,\text{g}\).

Answer

a) \(2\,\text{g}\) b) \(2\,\text{g}\)
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The graph shows the net rate \(g(t)\) at which the water volume in a detention basin changes during a \(4\)-hour period, in thousands of cubic meters per hour. At \(t=0.5\), the basin contains a certain volume of water. Use signed area and the symmetry of the graph to find another time when the basin contains that same volume. Justify your answer.
Figure for problem 534887

Hints

- Equal basin volumes occur when the signed accumulated change between the two times is zero. - Look for a symmetry of the rate graph around its central zero. - Compare a positive area before the central zero with a corresponding negative area after it.

Solution

1. To return to the same water volume, the accumulated change \(\int_{0.5}^{t}g(s)\,\text{d}s\) must equal \(0\). 2. The graph is point-symmetric about \((2,0)\). Therefore, the positive signed area from \(t=0.5\) to \(t=2\) is canceled by the negative signed area over the reflected interval from \(t=2\) to \(t=3.5\). 3. Hence \(\int_{0.5}^{3.5}g(s)\,\text{d}s=0\), so the basin has the same volume again at \(t=3.5\) hours.

Answer

\(t=3.5\) hours
Accumulation in applied contexts 34
An accumulated amount \(A(t)\) satisfies \(A'(t)=r(t)\). You know \(A(0)=100\), \(\int_0^6 r(t)\,\mathrm{d}t=-18\), and \(r(6)=4\). a) What is the instantaneous rate of change at \(t=6\)? b) What is the net change in \(A\) from \(t=0\) to \(t=6\)? c) What is \(A(6)\)?

Hints

- Separate the ideas of instantaneous rate, net change, and accumulated amount. - Which given quantity is already a definite integral over the full interval? - Use the initial amount only when recovering the final amount.

Solution

1. Since \(A'(t)=r(t)\), the instantaneous rate at \(t=6\) is \(r(6)=4\). 2. By the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, \(A(6)-A(0)=\int_0^6 r(t)\,\mathrm{d}t=-18\). 3. Therefore, \(A(6)=100-18=82\).

Answer

a) \(4\) units per unit time b) \(-18\) units c) \(82\) units
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The graph is a probability density for a value \(X\) on \([0,2]\). The probability that \(X\) lies in an interval is the area under the density over that interval. Find \(P(X\leq1)\), the probability that \(X\) is at most \(1\).
Figure for problem 562795

Hints

- Which values of \(X\) satisfy the event, and which are possible in this model? - What simple shape gives the area below this straight graph over the chosen interval?

Solution

1. From \(0\) to \(1\), the graph encloses a triangle with base \(1\) and height \(\frac{1}{2}\). 2. Its area is \(\frac{1}{2}\cdot1\cdot\frac{1}{2}=\frac{1}{4}\), so \(P(X\leq1)=\frac{1}{4}\).

Answer

\(P(X\leq1)=\frac{1}{4}=25\%\)
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A probability density is \(f(x)=k(3-x)\) for \(1\leq x\leq3\) and \(0\) elsewhere. The total area under a probability density must be \(1\). Find \(k\).

Hints

- The function decreases to zero at the right endpoint. - Express the triangular area in terms of \(k\). - Use the given total-area condition.

Solution

1. The graph on \([1,3]\) is a triangle with base \(2\) and height \(2k\). 2. Its area is \(\frac12\cdot2\cdot2k=2k\). 3. Setting \(2k=1\) gives \(k=\frac12\).

Answer

\(k=\frac12\)
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A game arcade's token supply changes at the rate \(r(t)=4-2t\) tokens per minute, where \(0\leq t\leq3\). The supply starts at \(10\) tokens. Find the net change and the final supply. Does the rate stay positive for all three minutes?

Hints

- Integrate the rate to find the change, which can include negative contributions. - Keep the change separate from the original amount. - Check where the rate is zero to decide whether its sign changes.

Solution

1. Net change is \(\int_0^3(4-2t)\,\mathrm{d}t=[4t-t^2]_0^3=12-9=3\) tokens. 2. The final supply is \(10+3=13\) tokens. 3. Since \(r(2)=0\) and \(r(t)<0\) for \(2<t\leq3\), the rate is not always positive.

Answer

Net change: \(+3\) tokens. Final supply: \(13\) tokens. No; the rate becomes negative after \(2\) minutes.
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A theater sells tickets at a rate of \(r(t)=kt\) tickets per hour, where \(t\) is hours after sales open, for \(0\leq t\leq2\). A total of \(12\) tickets are sold in those two hours. Find \(k\), including its units.

Hints

- The stated total comes from integrating the hourly sales rate. - Keep the unknown factor outside the integral. - Divide the rate units by the units of time to get the units of \(k\).

Solution

1. The total number sold is \(\int_0^2kt\,\mathrm{d}t=k\left[\frac{t^2}{2}\right]_0^2=2k\). 2. Therefore \(2k=12\), giving \(k=6\). 3. Since \(r(t)\) is tickets per hour and \(t\) is hours, \(k\) has units of tickets per hour squared.

Answer

\(k=6\,\text{tickets/h}^2\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 39
A random variable \(X\) has probability density \(f(x)=\frac{2x}{9}\) for \(0\le x\le3\), and \(f(x)=0\) otherwise. Its mean is \(E(X)=\int_0^3xf(x)\,\text{d}x\). Before calculating, decide whether the mean is greater or less than the interval midpoint \(1.5\). Then calculate the mean with an integral and explain your comparison.

Hints

- Where is the density taller, on the left or the right of the interval? - The mean formula weights each possible value by its density. - Compare your integral result with the midpoint after evaluating it.

Solution

1. The density is larger near \(x=3\), so values toward the right have more weight and the mean should exceed \(1.5\). 2. Using the given mean formula, \(E(X)=\int_0^3x\cdot\frac{2x}{9}\,\text{d}x=\frac{2}{9}[\frac{x^3}{3}]_0^3=2\). 3. The mean \(2\) is greater than the midpoint \(1.5\), as predicted.

Answer

The mean is greater than \(1.5\): \(E(X)=2\). Larger values receive more weight.
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A wait time \(X\), measured in minutes, has probability density \(f(x)=\frac{2-x}{2}\) for \(0\le x\le2\), and \(f(x)=0\) otherwise. Let \(F(a)=P(X\le a)=\int_0^af(x)\,\text{d}x\) for \(0\le a\le2\). a) Find a formula for \(F(a)\). b) Use your formula to find \(P(1\le X\le1.5)\).

Hints

- Treat the upper endpoint as a letter while finding an antiderivative. - How are the areas from \(0\) to two different endpoints related to the area between them? - Check that the final probability lies between zero and one.

Solution

1. Integrating up to the variable endpoint gives \(F(a)=\int_0^a\frac{2-x}{2}\,\text{d}x=[x-\frac{x^2}{4}]_0^a=a-\frac{a^2}{4}\). 2. The probability of the interval is \(F(1.5)-F(1)\). 3. Since \(F(1.5)=\frac{15}{16}\) and \(F(1)=\frac{3}{4}\), the probability is \(\frac{3}{16}\).

Answer

a) \(F(a)=a-\frac{a^2}{4}\) for \(0\le a\le2\) b) \(P(1\le X\le1.5)=\frac{3}{16}\)
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A random variable \(X\) is equally likely to lie near any value from \(0\) to \(2\). Its density is \(f(x)=\frac{1}{2}\) on that interval and \(0\) elsewhere. Its mean is \(E(X)=1\). Calculate \(E(X^2)=\int_0^2x^2f(x)\,\text{d}x\). Then use \(\sigma=\sqrt{E(X^2)-[E(X)]^2}\) to find the standard deviation exactly. Give both results.

Hints

- The second moment weights larger values of \(x\) more heavily than the ordinary mean does. - How does the constant density simplify the first integral? - Check that the expression under the square root is nonnegative.

Solution

1. The second moment is \(E(X^2)=\int_0^2\frac{x^2}{2}\,\text{d}x=[\frac{x^3}{6}]_0^2=\frac{4}{3}\). 2. The variance is \(E(X^2)-[E(X)]^2=\frac{4}{3}-1=\frac{1}{3}\). 3. Therefore the standard deviation is \(\sigma=\sqrt{\frac{1}{3}}=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}\).

Answer

\(E(X^2)=\frac{4}{3}\) and \(\sigma=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}\)
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The graph shows the probability density of \(X\) on \([0,2]\). The mean is \(E(X)=\int_0^2xf(x)\,\text{d}x\). Find the mean. Explain why it is not the midpoint \(1\).
Figure for problem 562841

Hints

- Read the density height on each half of the interval. - Find the contribution of each half separately in the given mean integral. - The midpoint treats both halves equally; does the density do that?

Solution

1. Reading the graph gives \(f(x)=\frac{1}{4}\) for \(0\le x<1\) and \(f(x)=\frac{3}{4}\) for \(1\le x\le2\). 2. The mean is \(E(X)=\int_0^1\frac{x}{4}\,\text{d}x+\int_1^2\frac{3x}{4}\,\text{d}x=\frac{1}{8}+\frac{9}{8}=\frac{5}{4}\). 3. The density is higher in the second half, so larger values count more than smaller values. The mean lies to the right of the midpoint.

Answer

\(E(X)=\frac{5}{4}\), which exceeds the midpoint \(1\) because the second half has greater probability density.
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A backup server receives data at the rate \(f(t)=1.5\sqrt{t}+20\) megabytes per minute for \(0\le t\le60\), where \(t\) is minutes after the transfer begins. a) Evaluate \(\int_{10}^{40}f(t)\,\mathrm{d}t\), giving an exact value and a decimal approximation to two decimal places, and interpret the result. b) The server already stores \(500\,\text{MB}\) of this backup at \(t=0\). Find a function \(D(t)\) for the total amount stored. c) Interpret \(\int_t^{t+5}f(x)\,\mathrm{d}x=150\) in context.

Hints

- Integrate the data-transfer rate over the requested time interval. - Use the initial stored amount to determine the constant in the accumulation function. - Read the variable limits as a moving \(5\)-minute interval. - Track the units from megabytes per minute to megabytes.

Solution

1. An antiderivative is \(F(t)=t^{3/2}+20t\). 2. \(\int_{10}^{40}f(t)\,\mathrm{d}t=[t^{3/2}+20t]_{10}^{40}=(600+70\sqrt{10})\,\text{MB}\approx821.36\,\text{MB}\). This is the amount of backup data received between minute \(10\) and minute \(40\). 3. Since \(D(0)=500\), \(D(t)=t^{3/2}+20t+500=t\sqrt{t}+20t+500\). 4. The equation in part c asks for a starting time \(t\) such that exactly \(150\,\text{MB}\) is received during the next \(5\) minutes.

Answer

a) \((600+70\sqrt{10})\,\text{MB}\approx821.36\,\text{MB}\), the amount received from minute \(10\) through minute \(40\) b) \(D(t)=t\sqrt{t}+20t+500\) c) It asks when a \(5\)-minute interval begins during which exactly \(150\,\text{MB}\) is received.
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A bacteria culture has growth rate \(w(t)=200e^{0.1t}\) bacteria per hour for \(0\le t\le24\). a) Find the increase in the population during the first \(10\) hours. b) The initial population is \(5000\). Give a formula with no integral sign for the total population \(N(t)\). c) Write a question in context that could be answered by \(\int_t^{t+2}w(x)\,\text{d}x=2000\).

Hints

- Integrate the exponential rate. - Distinguish accumulated increase from total population. - Use the initial population to determine the constant. - Interpret the variable limits as a \(2\)-hour interval.

Solution

1. An antiderivative is \(W(t)=2000e^{0.1t}\). 2. The increase is \(\int_0^{10}200e^{0.1t}\,\text{d}t=2000(e-1)\approx3436.56\), or about \(3437\) bacteria. 3. A total-population function has the form \(N(t)=2000e^{0.1t}+C\). Since \(N(0)=5000\), \(C=3000\). 4. Thus, \(N(t)=2000e^{0.1t}+3000\). 5. The equation asks for the starting time of a \(2\)-hour interval during which the population grows by exactly \(2000\) bacteria.

Answer

a) \(2000(e-1)\approx3436.56\) bacteria, or about \(3437\) bacteria b) \(N(t)=2000e^{0.1t}+3000\) c) “At what time does a \(2\)-hour period begin during which the culture grows by exactly \(2000\) bacteria?”
Accumulation in applied contexts 45
An industrial filtration system captures fine particulate matter from exhaust air. During an \(8\)-hour shift, the capture rate per square meter of filter area is modeled by \(r(t)=500\left(1-\frac{t^2}{16}\right)\), where \(t\) is the number of hours before or after the midpoint of the shift, \(-4\le t\le4\), and \(r(t)\) is measured in \(\frac{\text{mg}}{\text{m}^2\cdot\text{h}}\). The system has \(120\) identical filter elements, each with surface area \(2500\,\text{cm}^2\). Find the total mass, in grams, of particulate matter captured during the shift.

Hints

- Integrate the rate over the full shift to find the mass captured per square meter. - Find the combined area of all filter elements. - Convert square centimeters to square meters and milligrams to grams.

Solution

1. The mass captured per square meter is \(\int_{-4}^{4}500\left(1-\frac{t^2}{16}\right)\,\mathrm{d}t =\left[500t-\frac{500}{48}t^3\right]_{-4}^{4} =\frac{8000}{3}\,\frac{\text{mg}}{\text{m}^2}\). 2. The total filter area is \(120\cdot2500\,\text{cm}^2 =300{,}000\,\text{cm}^2 =30\,\text{m}^2\). 3. Therefore, the total mass is \(30\,\text{m}^2\cdot\frac{8000}{3}\,\frac{\text{mg}}{\text{m}^2} =80{,}000\,\text{mg} =80\,\text{g}\).

Answer

The system captures \(80\,\text{g}\) of particulate matter.
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A tank is filled with a chemical solution at \(v(t)=12-12e^{-0.4t}\) liters per minute, where \(t\) is minutes after filling begins. The tank initially contains \(40\,\text{L}\). a) Find a formula \(V(t)\) for the volume in the tank while this rate model is used. b) Find the exact volume after \(10\) minutes and give a value rounded to the nearest hundredth of a liter. c) Beginning at \(t=20\), the inflow is held constant at \(12\,\text{L/min}\). Find the exact time when the tank reaches \(500\,\text{L}\) and give a value rounded to the nearest hundredth of a minute.

Hints

- Start with initial volume plus the accumulated inflow. - Keep the exponential term exact when evaluating at \(10\) and \(20\) minutes. - After \(20\) minutes, replace the original rate model by a constant-rate accumulation beginning from \(V(20)\).

Solution

1. Accumulated inflow from time \(0\) to \(t\) is \(\int_0^t(12-12e^{-0.4u})\,\text{d}u=12t+30e^{-0.4t}-30\). 2. Adding the initial \(40\,\text{L}\) gives \(V(t)=12t+30e^{-0.4t}+10\). 3. At \(t=10\), \(V(10)=130+30e^{-4}\approx130.55\,\text{L}\). 4. At \(t=20\), \(V(20)=250+30e^{-8}\). For \(t\ge20\), the volume is \(250+30e^{-8}+12(t-20)\). 5. Setting this equal to \(500\) gives \(t=\frac{245}{6}-\frac{5}{2}e^{-8}\approx40.83\,\text{min}\).

Answer

a) \(V(t)=12t+30e^{-0.4t}+10\) b) \(130+30e^{-4}\,\text{L}\approx130.55\,\text{L}\) c) \(t=\frac{245}{6}-\frac{5}{2}e^{-8}\,\text{min}\approx40.83\,\text{min}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 47
A bacteria culture initially contains \(10{,}000\) bacteria. For \(0\le t\le8\), its instantaneous rate of change is \(f(t)=-0.1t^2+0.8t-1.2\), measured in thousands of bacteria per hour. a) Find the time interval during which the population is increasing. b) Find the population at \(t=6\). c) Write a question in context that could be answered by \(10+\int_0^kf(t)\,\text{d}t=9.5\).

Hints

- A population increases when its rate of change is positive. - Add accumulated change to the initial population. - Keep track of the “thousands of bacteria” unit. - Interpret each side of the equation in part c as a population.

Solution

1. The population increases where \(f(t)>0\). The zeros are \(t=2\) and \(t=6\), and the parabola opens downward, so \(f(t)>0\) on \((2,6)\). 2. In thousands of bacteria, \(B(6)=10+\int_0^6(-0.1t^2+0.8t-1.2)\,\text{d}t\). 3. The integral equals \(\left[-\frac{t^3}{30}+0.4t^2-1.2t\right]_0^6=0\). Therefore, \(B(6)=10\), or \(10{,}000\) bacteria. 4. The equation in part c asks for all times \(k\) when the population is \(9.5\) thousand, or \(9500\), bacteria.

Answer

a) \((2,6)\) hours b) \(10{,}000\) bacteria c) “At what times \(k\) does the culture contain \(9500\) bacteria?”
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A distribution center initially has \(20\) thousand components in inventory. For \(0\le t\le5\), the net inventory rate is \(h(t)=4e^{-0.5t}-2\) thousand components per hour, where \(t\) is measured in hours. a) Find when the inventory is greatest. b) Find the net inventory change during the first \(4\) hours. c) Interpret a solution \(x>2\) of \(\int_2^xh(t)\,\mathrm{d}t=0\), and state whether such a solution exists within the model interval.

Hints

- A maximum of an accumulated quantity occurs when its rate changes from positive to negative. - Integrate the net inventory rate to find the net change. - A zero accumulated change means equal starting and ending inventory amounts.

Solution

1. The inventory is greatest when the rate changes from positive to negative. Solve \(4e^{-0.5t}-2=0\): \(t=2\ln2\approx1.39\,\text{h}\). 2. The net change is \(\int_0^4(4e^{-0.5t}-2)\,\mathrm{d}t=[-8e^{-0.5t}-2t]_0^4=-8e^{-2}\approx-1.08\) thousand components. 3. A solution would mean that the inventory at time \(x\) equals the inventory at \(t=2\). No such solution exists for \(2<x\le5\), because \(h(t)<0\) throughout that interval.

Answer

a) \(t=2\ln2\approx1.39\,\text{h}\) b) \(-8e^{-2}\approx-1.08\) thousand components, a decrease c) It would mean the inventory at time \(x\) equals the inventory at \(t=2\); no such \(x\) exists in \((2,5]\).
Accumulation in applied contexts 49
The standard normal density is \(\phi(z)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}e^{-z^2/2}\). For a continuous random variable with density \(f\), its mean is \(E(X)=\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}x f(x)\,\text{d}x\). a) Show by differentiation that \(g(z)=-e^{-z^2/2}\) is an antiderivative of \(h(z)=ze^{-z^2/2}\). b) Use part a) to evaluate \(\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}z\phi(z)\,\text{d}z\). c) Explain why this integral is the mean of the standard normal distribution and how symmetry supports the result.

Hints

- Apply the chain rule to the exponential function. - Check the behavior of the antiderivative at both infinite limits. - Match the integral in part b) to the supplied formula for a mean. - What does reflecting the density about the vertical axis suggest?

Solution

1. By the chain rule, \(\frac{\text{d}}{\text{d}z}(-e^{-z^2/2})=ze^{-z^2/2}\), so \(g\) is an antiderivative of \(h\). 2. Thus \(\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}z\phi(z)\,\text{d}z=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}[-e^{-z^2/2}]_{-\infty}^{\infty}=0\), because the exponential tends to zero at both ends. 3. The integral has the mean formula's form with \(f=\phi\) and \(X=Z\), so \(E(Z)=0\). 4. Since \(\phi\) is even, \(z\phi(z)\) is odd. The negative and positive contributions cancel.

Answer

a) \(g'(z)=ze^{-z^2/2}=h(z)\) b) \(0\) c) The integral equals \(E(Z)=0\); the contributions on opposite sides of zero cancel by symmetry.
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The lifetime \(T\), in years, of a sensor has probability density \(g(t)=k(t+1)\) for \(0\le t\le4\), and \(g(t)=0\) otherwise. A probability density must be nonnegative and have total integral \(1\). Its mean is \(E(T)=\int_0^4t g(t)\,\text{d}t\). The probability of a time interval is the integral of the density over that interval. a) Find \(k\) so that \(g\) is a probability density. b) Find the mean lifetime \(E(T)\). c) Find the probability that the sensor lasts longer than two years.

Hints

- What integral condition determines the missing constant in a density? - In the mean formula, why is the density multiplied by time? - The last probability covers only the upper part of the possible lifetimes.

Solution

1. Since \(t+1>0\) on \([0,4]\), the density is nonnegative when \(k>0\). 2. Normalizing gives \(1=\int_0^4k(t+1)\,\text{d}t=k[\frac{t^2}{2}+t]_0^4=12k\), so \(k=\frac{1}{12}\). 3. The mean is \(E(T)=\frac{1}{12}\int_0^4(t^2+t)\,\text{d}t=\frac{1}{12}[\frac{t^3}{3}+\frac{t^2}{2}]_0^4=\frac{22}{9}\,\text{years}\). 4. The probability of lasting longer than two years is \(P(T>2)=\frac{1}{12}\int_2^4(t+1)\,\text{d}t=\frac{2}{3}\).

Answer

a) \(k=\frac{1}{12}\) b) \(E(T)=\frac{22}{9}\,\text{years}\) c) \(P(T>2)=\frac{2}{3}\)
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During a one-hour irrigation cycle, an emitter delivers water at the rate \(r(t)=6(t-t^2)\) liters per hour for \(0\le t\le1\). Find each quantity. a) The instantaneous delivery rate at \(t=0.5\) b) The volume delivered during the first \(0.5\) hour c) The volume delivered from \(t=0.2\) to \(t=0.8\) d) The volume delivered after \(t=0.75\)

Hints

- Evaluate \(r(t)\) directly only for the instantaneous-rate question. - Use a definite integral of \(r(t)\) for each accumulated-volume question. - Match each requested time interval to the limits of integration. - Check that liters per hour and liters are not interchanged.

Solution

1. The instantaneous rate at \(t=0.5\) is \(r(0.5)=6(0.5-0.25)=1.5\,\text{L/h}\). 2. An antiderivative of \(6(t-t^2)\) is \(R(t)=3t^2-2t^3\). 3. The volume during the first \(0.5\) hour is \(R(0.5)-R(0)=0.5\,\text{L}\). 4. The volume from \(t=0.2\) to \(t=0.8\) is \(R(0.8)-R(0.2)=0.792\,\text{L}\). 5. The volume from \(t=0.75\) to \(t=1\) is \(R(1)-R(0.75)=0.15625\,\text{L}\).

Answer

a) \(1.5\,\text{L/h}\) b) \(0.5\,\text{L}\) c) \(0.792\,\text{L}\) d) \(0.15625\,\text{L}\)
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A dosing pump operates for \(4\) minutes with flow rate \(r(t)=k(4-t)\) liters per minute for \(0\le t\le4\). a) Find \(k\) if the pump must deliver exactly \(1\,\text{L}\) during the full cycle. b) Find the volume delivered from \(t=2\) to \(t=4\). c) Find the volume delivered from \(t=1\) to \(t=3\).

Hints

- Use the full-cycle volume condition to determine the rate parameter first. - After finding \(k\), integrate the rate over each requested subinterval. - Check that each subinterval volume is smaller than the full-cycle volume.

Solution

1. The full-cycle condition gives \(\int_0^4k(4-t)\,\text{d}t=1\), so \(8k=1\) and \(k=\frac18\). 2. With this value of \(k\), an accumulation function is \(R(t)=\frac18\left(4t-\frac{t^2}{2}\right)\). 3. The volume from \(t=2\) to \(t=4\) is \(R(4)-R(2)=1-\frac68=0.25\,\text{L}\). 4. The volume from \(t=1\) to \(t=3\) is \(R(3)-R(1)=0.9375-0.4375=0.5\,\text{L}\).

Answer

a) \(k=\frac18=0.125\) b) \(0.25\,\text{L}\) c) \(0.5\,\text{L}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 53
The net rate of change of a warehouse's package inventory is modeled for \(0\le t\le4\) by \(f(t)=-0.1t^3+0.6t^2-0.8t\), where \(t\) is measured in hours and \(f(t)\) is measured in hundreds of packages per hour. Positive values represent a net gain of packages, and negative values represent a net loss. a) Find the net change in inventory during the \(4\)-hour period. b) Find the average net inventory rate during the first \(2\) hours. c) At what time in \([0,4]\) is the package inventory least? Justify your answer.

Hints

- Integrate the rate to find the net inventory change. - Divide the accumulated change by the interval length to find an average rate. - Account for the scale factor of \(100\) in the rate units. - Use the sign of the rate to determine when inventory decreases and increases.

Solution

1. a) The net inventory change is \(100\int_0^4f(t)\,\text{d}t\). An antiderivative is \(-0.025t^4+0.2t^3-0.4t^2\), and evaluation from \(0\) to \(4\) gives \(0\). Thus, the net inventory change is \(0\) packages. 2. b) The average model rate on \([0,2]\) is \(\frac{1}{2}\int_0^2f(t)\,\text{d}t=-0.2\). Since the model is measured in hundreds of packages per hour, the average net inventory rate is \(-20\) packages per hour. 3. c) Factor \(f(t)=-0.1t(t-2)(t-4)\). The rate is negative on \((0,2)\) and positive on \((2,4)\), so inventory decreases until \(t=2\) and increases afterward. Therefore, the minimum occurs at \(t=2\,\text{h}\).

Answer

a) \(0\) packages b) \(-20\) packages per hour c) \(t=2\,\text{h}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 54
At a chemical plant, the pollutant emission rate during a \(10\)-hour cleaning process is modeled by \(E(t)=-0.01t^3+0.12t^2+0.5\), where \(0\le t\le10\), \(t\) is measured in hours, and \(E(t)\) is measured in kilograms per hour. a) Find the total mass of pollutant released during the \(10\) hours. b) Find the average emission rate over the full period. c) Compare the mass released during the first \(5\) hours with the mass released during the final \(5\) hours.

Hints

- Integrate the emission rate to find accumulated mass. - Divide the total mass by \(10\) hours to find the average rate. - Evaluate the definite integral separately on \([0,5]\) and \([5,10]\).

Solution

1. An antiderivative is \(F(t)=-0.0025t^4+0.04t^3+0.5t\). 2. a) \(\int_0^{10}E(t)\,\text{d}t=F(10)-F(0)=-25+40+5=20\,\text{kg}\). 3. b) The average rate is \(\frac{1}{10}\int_0^{10}E(t)\,\text{d}t=2\,\text{kg/h}\). 4. c) During the first half, \(\int_0^5E(t)\,\text{d}t=\frac{95}{16}=5.9375\,\text{kg}\). During the second half, \(\int_5^{10}E(t)\,\text{d}t=\frac{225}{16}=14.0625\,\text{kg}\). Therefore, substantially more pollutant is released during the second half.

Answer

a) \(20\,\text{kg}\) b) \(2\,\text{kg/h}\) c) First \(5\) hours: \(5.9375\,\text{kg}\). Final \(5\) hours: \(14.0625\,\text{kg}\). The second half releases \(8.125\,\text{kg}\) more pollutant.
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After a severe rainstorm, the flow rate of a small river is modeled for \(0\le t\le24\) by \(g(t)=100t^2e^{-0.2t}+200\), where \(t\) is measured in hours and \(g(t)\) is measured in cubic meters per hour. a) Find the total volume of water that passes a monitoring station during the first \(12\) hours, rounded to the nearest hundredth of a cubic meter. b) Find the average flow rate from \(t=6\) to \(t=18\), rounded to the nearest hundredth of a cubic meter per hour.

Hints

- Integrate the flow rate over the requested time interval to obtain volume. - For average flow rate, divide the accumulated volume over the interval by the interval length. - Keep the volume units and rate units distinct when interpreting the two results.

Solution

1. An antiderivative is \(G(t)=(-500t^2-5000t-25{,}000)e^{-0.2t}+200t\). 2. The total volume during the first \(12\) hours is \(G(12)-G(0)\approx13{,}157.28\,\text{m}^3\). 3. The average flow rate on \([6,18]\) is \(\frac{1}{12}\int_6^{18}g(t)\,\text{d}t=\frac{G(18)-G(6)}{12}\approx1401.54\,\text{m}^3/\text{h}\).

Answer

a) \(13{,}157.28\,\text{m}^3\) b) \(1401.54\,\text{m}^3/\text{h}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 56
For a \(12\)-minute period, a server receives data at the rate \(g(t)=40\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{4}t\right)+50\), where \(t\) is measured in minutes and \(g(t)\) is measured in megabytes per minute. a) Find the total amount of data received during the first \(4\) minutes. b) The server initially stores \(200\,\text{MB}\). Find the stored amount after \(6\) minutes, assuming no data is deleted.

Hints

- Integrate the transfer rate to find the accumulated data. - Account for the inner derivative when integrating the sine function. - Add the accumulated data to the initial stored amount for part b).

Solution

1. An antiderivative of the data-transfer rate is \(G(t)=-\frac{160}{\pi}\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{4}t\right)+50t\). 2. a) \(\int_0^4g(t)\,\text{d}t=\frac{320}{\pi}+200\approx301.86\,\text{MB}\). 3. b) \(\int_0^6g(t)\,\text{d}t=300+\frac{160}{\pi}\approx350.93\,\text{MB}\). Adding the initial amount gives \(200+350.93\approx550.93\,\text{MB}\).

Answer

a) \(200+\frac{320}{\pi}\,\text{MB}\approx301.86\,\text{MB}\) b) \(500+\frac{160}{\pi}\,\text{MB}\approx550.93\,\text{MB}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 57
A battery bank has net power \(v(t)=20\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{4}t\right)\), where \(t\) is measured in hours and \(v(t)\) is measured in kilowatts. A positive value means the battery bank is charging, and a negative value means it is discharging. a) Find \(v(3)\), and interpret its sign in context. b) Evaluate \(\int_2^6v(t)\,\mathrm{d}t\), and interpret the result in context.

Hints

- The sign of net power indicates whether stored energy is increasing or decreasing. - Integrate power over time to find the net energy change. - Use radian measure when evaluating the trigonometric functions.

Solution

1. At \(t=3\), \(v(3)=20\cos\left(\frac{3\pi}{4}\right)=-10\sqrt{2}\approx-14.14\,\text{kW}\). The negative sign means the battery bank is discharging at that time. 2. An antiderivative is \(\frac{80}{\pi}\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{4}t\right)\). 3. Therefore, \(\int_2^6v(t)\,\mathrm{d}t=\frac{80}{\pi}\left(\sin\left(\frac{3\pi}{2}\right)-\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right)\right)=-\frac{160}{\pi}\approx-50.93\,\text{kWh}\). 4. The stored energy decreases by approximately \(50.93\,\text{kWh}\) from \(t=2\) to \(t=6\).

Answer

a) \(v(3)=-10\sqrt{2}\approx-14.14\,\text{kW}\); the battery bank is discharging. b) \(\int_2^6v(t)\,\mathrm{d}t=-\frac{160}{\pi}\approx-50.93\,\text{kWh}\); the stored energy decreases by approximately \(50.93\,\text{kWh}\).
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During an experiment, the concentration of an active ingredient in a chemical solution changes at the instantaneous rate \(k(t)=-0.5\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{10}t\right)\), where \(t\) is measured in minutes, \(0\le t\le20\), and \(k(t)\) is measured in \(\text{mol}/(\text{L}\cdot\text{min})\). A positive rate means the concentration is increasing. a) Find \(k(5)\), and interpret the value in context. b) Evaluate \(\int_0^{20}k(t)\,\mathrm{d}t\), and interpret the result in terms of the concentration.

Hints

- Interpret a negative rate as a decrease. - Integrate the rate over the full time interval to find the net change. - Compare the cosine values at the two endpoints.

Solution

1. At \(t=5\), \(k(5)=-0.5\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right)=-0.5\). The concentration is decreasing at a rate of \(0.5\,\text{mol}/(\text{L}\cdot\text{min})\). 2. An antiderivative is \(\frac{5}{\pi}\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{10}t\right)\). Therefore, \(\int_0^{20}k(t)\,\mathrm{d}t =\frac{5}{\pi}\left(\cos(2\pi)-\cos(0)\right) =0\). The net change in concentration over the \(20\) minutes is zero, so the final concentration equals the initial concentration.

Answer

a) \(k(5)=-0.5\,\text{mol}/(\text{L}\cdot\text{min})\); the concentration is decreasing. b) \(\int_0^{20}k(t)\,\mathrm{d}t=0\); the final concentration equals the initial concentration.
Accumulation in applied contexts 59
A grain silo is filled and emptied over \(12\) hours. The instantaneous rate of change of the grain amount is \(f(t)=-t^2+12t-20\) metric tons per hour for \(0\le t\le12\). a) Find the intervals when grain is being removed and when it is being added. b) Interpret \(\int_4^9f(t)\,\text{d}t\) in context. c) The silo initially contains \(100\) metric tons. Find the amount after \(10\) hours. d) Explain without further calculation why the grain amount has a local maximum at \(t=10\).

Hints

- Use the zeros and sign of the rate function. - A definite integral of a rate gives net change. - Add accumulated change to the initial amount. - A positive-to-negative rate change produces a local maximum of the accumulated quantity.

Solution

1. The zeros of \(f(t)\) are \(t=2\) and \(t=10\). Since the parabola opens downward, \(f(t)<0\) on \([0,2)\) and \((10,12]\), and \(f(t)>0\) on \((2,10)\). 2. The integral from \(4\) to \(9\) is the net change in the grain amount, in metric tons, during that time interval. 3. \(M(10)=100+\int_0^{10}(-t^2+12t-20)\,\text{d}t\). 4. The integral is \(\left[-\frac{t^3}{3}+6t^2-20t\right]_0^{10}=\frac{200}{3}\), so \(M(10)=\frac{500}{3}\approx166.67\) metric tons. 5. At \(t=10\), the rate changes from positive to negative, so the amount changes from increasing to decreasing and has a local maximum.

Answer

a) Removed on \([0,2)\) and \((10,12]\); added on \((2,10)\) b) The net change in the grain amount from hour \(4\) to hour \(9\) c) \(\frac{500}{3}\) metric tons, or approximately \(166.67\) metric tons d) The rate changes from positive to negative at \(t=10\).
Accumulation in applied contexts 60
The net filling rate of a gas storage tank is \(v(t)=0.2(t^3-18t^2+80t)\) cubic meters per hour for \(0\le t\le12\). a) Show that the rate is positive on \((0,8)\) and negative on \((8,10)\). b) The tank initially contains \(500\,\text{m}^3\). Find the volume at \(t=8\). c) Determine whether the volume at \(t=10\) is greater or less than the initial volume.

Hints

- Factor the rate to make a sign chart. - Add the accumulated rate to the initial volume. - The sign of the total integral determines whether the ending volume is above or below the initial volume.

Solution

1. Factor the rate: \(v(t)=0.2t(t-8)(t-10)\). The sign is positive on \((0,8)\) and negative on \((8,10)\). 2. \(V(8)=500+\int_0^80.2(t^3-18t^2+80t)\,\text{d}t\). 3. An antiderivative is \(0.2\left(\frac{t^4}{4}-6t^3+40t^2\right)\). Its value at \(8\) is \(102.4\), so \(V(8)=602.4\,\text{m}^3\). 4. The net change from \(0\) to \(10\) is \(100\,\text{m}^3\), so \(V(10)=600\,\text{m}^3\), greater than the initial volume.

Answer

a) \(v(t)=0.2t(t-8)(t-10)\), which has the stated signs b) \(602.4\,\text{m}^3\) c) Greater; \(V(10)=600\,\text{m}^3\)
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An industrial ventilation system has power demand \(P(t)=15\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{6}(t-3)\right)+20\) kilowatts during a \(12\)-hour shift, where \(t\) is hours after the shift begins. a) Find the maximum power and when it occurs. b) Find the electrical energy used during one \(12\)-hour shift. c) A facility operates \(8\) identical systems for two \(12\)-hour shifts per day. Find the total daily energy use.

Hints

- Use the maximum value of sine. - Energy is the integral of power over time. - Compare the interval length with the period. - Scale one-system, one-shift energy by the numbers of systems and shifts.

Solution

1. The sine term is greatest when its argument is \(\frac{\pi}{2}\). This gives \(t=6\), and \(P(6)=35\,\text{kW}\). 2. The interval length \(12\) is one full period, so the sinusoidal term has integral zero. Therefore, \(\int_0^{12}P(t)\,\text{d}t=20(12)=240\,\text{kWh}\). 3. For \(8\) systems and \(2\) shifts, the total is \(240\cdot8\cdot2=3840\,\text{kWh}\).

Answer

a) \(35\,\text{kW}\) at \(t=6\,\text{h}\) b) \(240\,\text{kWh}\) c) \(3840\,\text{kWh}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 62
After an automated archive process begins, the free storage capacity on a server changes at the rate \(f(t)=-\frac{60t}{t^2+36}\), where \(t\ge0\) is measured in hours and \(f(t)\) is measured in gigabytes per hour. a) Evaluate \(\int_0^8f(t)\,\mathrm{d}t\), and interpret the result in context. b) Write a question in context that would lead to the inequality \(\int_0^t f(x)\,\mathrm{d}x<-40\).

Hints

- An integral of a rate gives the net change. - Compare the numerator with the derivative of the denominator. - Interpret a negative accumulated change as a loss of free storage capacity.

Solution

1. Since the numerator is a constant multiple of the derivative of the denominator, an antiderivative is \(-30\ln(t^2+36)\). 2. Therefore, \(\int_0^8f(t)\,\mathrm{d}t=\left[-30\ln(t^2+36)\right]_0^8=-30\ln\left(\frac{25}{9}\right)\approx-30.65\,\text{GB}\). The free storage capacity decreases by approximately \(30.65\,\text{GB}\) during the first \(8\) hours. 3. The inequality states that the net change in free capacity is less than \(-40\,\text{GB}\), meaning the server has lost more than \(40\,\text{GB}\) of free capacity.

Answer

a) \(-30\ln\left(\frac{25}{9}\right)\approx-30.65\,\text{GB}\); free storage capacity decreases by approximately \(30.65\,\text{GB}\). b) “After how many hours has the server lost more than \(40\,\text{GB}\) of free storage capacity?”
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An environmental sensor network sends data to an archive at the rate \(h(t)=\frac{100(t+2)}{(t+2)^2+16}\), where \(t\) is measured in hours after recording begins and \(h(t)\) is measured in gigabytes per hour. a) Find the total amount of data sent during the first \(6\) hours. b) Evaluate \(\int_2^4h(t)\,\mathrm{d}t\), and interpret the result in context.

Hints

- Integrate the data rate to find the accumulated amount. - Compare the numerator with the derivative of the denominator. - Use the requested time interval as the limits of integration.

Solution

1. Because the numerator is a constant multiple of the derivative of the denominator, an antiderivative is \(H(t)=50\ln\left((t+2)^2+16\right)\). 2. For the first \(6\) hours, \(\int_0^6h(t)\,\mathrm{d}t=50\ln(80)-50\ln(20)=50\ln4\approx69.31\,\text{GB}\). 3. From \(t=2\) to \(t=4\), \(\int_2^4h(t)\,\mathrm{d}t=50\ln(52)-50\ln(32)=50\ln\left(\frac{13}{8}\right)\approx24.28\,\text{GB}\). This is the amount of data sent between the second and fourth hours.

Answer

a) \(50\ln4\approx69.31\,\text{GB}\) b) \(50\ln\left(\frac{13}{8}\right)\approx24.28\,\text{GB}\); this is the data sent from \(t=2\) to \(t=4\).
Accumulation in applied contexts 64
It takes \(0.72\,\text{J}\) of work to stretch an elastic spring from \(4\,\text{cm}\) to \(8\,\text{cm}\) beyond its equilibrium length. Assume Hooke's law, \(F(s)=ks\). a) Find the spring constant \(k\). b) Find the force required to hold the spring at a stretch of \(15\,\text{cm}\).

Hints

- Express the given work as a definite integral containing the unknown spring constant. - Convert centimeters to meters before using Hooke's law or the work integral. - After finding \(k\), evaluate the force law at the requested stretch.

Solution

1. Converting to meters, the work condition is \(0.72=\int_{0.04}^{0.08}ks\,\text{d}s=\frac{k}{2}(0.08^2-0.04^2)\). 2. Since \(\frac{1}{2}(0.08^2-0.04^2)=0.0024\), \(k=\frac{0.72}{0.0024}=300\,\text{N/m}\). 3. At a stretch of \(0.15\,\text{m}\), \(F(0.15)=300(0.15)=45\,\text{N}\).

Answer

a) \(k=300\,\text{N/m}\) b) \(45\,\text{N}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 65
The force on a test object varies linearly with displacement according to \(F(s)=ks+d\), where force is measured in newtons and displacement is measured in meters. Find \(k\) and \(d\) given that \(F(0)=10\,\text{N}\) and the work done moving the object from \(s=0\) to \(s=4\,\text{m}\) is \(80\,\text{J}\).

Hints

- Use the force at \(s=0\) to determine one constant immediately. - The area under a force-versus-displacement graph represents work. - Set the definite integral equal to the given work. - Solve the resulting linear equation.

Solution

1. Since \(F(0)=d=10\), \(d=10\,\text{N}\). 2. Use the work condition: \(80=\int_0^4(ks+10)\,\text{d}s=\left[\frac{k}{2}s^2+10s\right]_0^4=8k+40\). 3. Solving \(8k+40=80\) gives \(k=5\,\text{N/m}\).

Answer

\(k=5\,\text{N/m}\) and \(d=10\,\text{N}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 66
A \(400\,\text{kg}\) spacecraft is on the Moon's surface. Find the work required to lift it to an altitude of \(1738\,\text{km}\), equal to one lunar radius. Give the result to four significant figures. Use Newton's law of gravitation, \(F(r)=\frac{GMm}{r^2}\), with \(G=6.674\times10^{-11}\,\frac{\text{m}^3}{\text{kg}\cdot\text{s}^2}\), \(M=7.348\times10^{22}\,\text{kg}\), and lunar radius \(r_M=1738\,\text{km}\).

Hints

- Convert the surface radius and final center-to-spacecraft distance to meters. - Work is the integral of the position-dependent gravitational force. - The final center-to-spacecraft distance is twice the lunar radius. - Round only after substituting the supplied constants.

Solution

1. The distance from the Moon's center changes from \(r_1=1.738\times10^6\,\text{m}\) to \(r_2=3.476\times10^6\,\text{m}\). 2. The work is \(W=\int_{r_1}^{r_2}\frac{GMm}{r^2}\,\text{d}r=GMm\left(\frac{1}{r_1}-\frac{1}{r_2}\right)\). 3. Because \(r_2=2r_1\), this simplifies to \(W=\frac{GMm}{2r_M}\). 4. Using the supplied rounded constants gives \(W\approx5.643\times10^8\,\text{J}=564.3\,\text{MJ}\) to four significant figures.

Answer

\(W\approx5.643\times10^8\,\text{J}\), or \(564.3\,\text{MJ}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 67
A filter collects a pollutant at the rate \(m'(t)=\frac{k}{(t+1)^2}\) milligrams per hour for \(t\ge0\), where \(m(t)\) is the pollutant mass in the filter. The filter is initially clean, and after \(1\) hour it contains \(2\,\text{mg}\). Find \(k\) and a formula for \(m(t)\).

Hints

- Integrate the rate using a negative exponent. - Use the initial condition first. - Use the one-hour measurement to determine \(k\). - Substitute the constant back into the mass function.

Solution

1. Integrating the rate gives \(m(t)=-\frac{k}{t+1}+C\). 2. Since \(m(0)=0\), \(-k+C=0\), so \(C=k\). 3. Since \(m(1)=2\), \(-\frac{k}{2}+k=2\), so \(k=4\). 4. Therefore, \(m(t)=4-\frac{4}{t+1}\).

Answer

\(k=4\) and \(m(t)=4-\frac{4}{t+1}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 68
A warehouse's net inventory rate is modeled for \(0\le t\le10\) by \(f(t)=-(t-2)(t-8)\), where \(t\) is measured in hours and \(f(t)\) is measured in pallets per hour. Positive values represent a net gain of pallets, and negative values represent a net loss. The graph is shown. a) What quantity does the area of one grid square represent in this context? Include units. b) At what time is inventory increasing fastest? At what times is it decreasing fastest? During \(2\le t\le8\), when is the inventory greatest? Justify your answers. c) Evaluate \(\int_2^8f(t)\,\text{d}t\), and interpret the result in context.
Figure for problem 532717

Hints

- Multiply the units represented by a grid square's width and height. - The rate's greatest and least values indicate the fastest increase and decrease. - Use the sign of the rate to determine when inventory is increasing. - Integrate the rate to find the net inventory change.

Solution

1. Each grid square is \(1\,\text{h}\) wide and \(2\) pallets per hour high, so it represents \(2\) pallets. 2. Inventory increases fastest when \(f\) is greatest. The vertex occurs at \(t=5\), where \(f(5)=9\). Inventory decreases fastest when \(f\) is least. On the interval, the minimum value is \(f(0)=f(10)=-16\), so this occurs at \(t=0\) and \(t=10\). Because \(f(t)>0\) for \(2<t<8\), inventory increases throughout that interval and is greatest at \(t=8\). 3. Expanding gives \(f(t)=-t^2+10t-16\), with antiderivative \(F(t)=-\frac{1}{3}t^3+5t^2-16t\). Therefore, \(\int_2^8f(t)\,\text{d}t=36\). The warehouse gains a net total of \(36\) pallets from \(t=2\) to \(t=8\).

Answer

a) \(2\) pallets b) Increasing fastest at \(t=5\); decreasing fastest at \(t=0\) and \(t=10\); greatest inventory on \([2,8]\) at \(t=8\) c) \(36\) pallets, the net inventory gain from \(t=2\) to \(t=8\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 69
For \(0\le t\le8\), the function \(f(t)=-30t^2+240t\) models the arrival rate at a festival entrance, in people per hour, where \(t\) is the number of hours after the entrance opens. a) Explain the meaning of \(I_0(x)=\int_0^xf(t)\,\text{d}t\) in context. b) Find the number of visitors who arrive during the first \(2\) hours. c) Find the time \(x\) when a total of \(2160\) visitors have arrived. d) Staff can process at most \(360\) people per hour. Determine when the waiting line can begin to shrink again.

Hints

- Integrating an arrival rate gives accumulated arrivals. - Use the accumulation function for the threshold total. - To analyze the line, compare the arrival rate with the fixed processing rate.

Solution

1. \(I_0(x)\) is the total number of visitors who arrive from opening until time \(x\). 2. An antiderivative of \(f\) is \(-10t^3+120t^2\), so \(I_0(2)=400\) visitors. 3. Solving \(-10x^3+120x^2=2160\) on \([0,8]\) gives \(x=6\). 4. The arrival rate equals the processing capacity when \(-30t^2+240t=360\), giving \(t=2\) and \(t=6\). The arrival rate exceeds capacity between these times and falls below capacity after \(t=6\), so the line can begin to shrink after \(6\) hours.

Answer

a) The total number of visitors arriving from opening through time \(x\) b) \(400\) visitors c) \(x=6\) hours d) After \(t=6\) hours
Accumulation in applied contexts 70
A factory tracks its production rate \(p(t)\) and shipping rate \(s(t)\), in machines per hour, during a \(12\)-hour period. The graphs are shown. The factory initially has \(20\) completed machines in inventory. Find the inventory after \(4\) hours, \(8\) hours, and \(12\) hours.
Figure for problem 532721

Hints

- Accumulated production and shipping are areas under their rate graphs. - Break the regions into triangles and rectangles. - Subtract accumulated shipping from accumulated production. - Include the initial inventory of \(20\) machines.

Solution

1. From \(t=0\) to \(t=4\), production is the triangular area \(\frac{1}{2}(4)(8)=16\) machines, and shipping is \(\frac{1}{2}(4)(2)=4\) machines. Thus, inventory is \(20+16-4=32\) machines. 2. From \(t=0\) to \(t=8\), production is \(16+(4)(8)=48\) machines, and shipping is \(\frac{1}{2}(8)(4)=16\) machines. Thus, inventory is \(20+48-16=52\) machines. 3. From \(t=0\) to \(t=12\), production is \(48+\frac{1}{2}(4)(8)=64\) machines, and shipping is \(\frac{1}{2}(12)(6)=36\) machines. Thus, inventory is \(20+64-36=48\) machines.

Answer

After \(4\) hours: \(32\) machines After \(8\) hours: \(52\) machines After \(12\) hours: \(48\) machines
Accumulation in applied contexts 71
The graph shows the net charging power of a battery system, in kilowatts, over an \(8\)-hour period. Positive power means the battery is charging, and negative power means it is discharging. At \(t=0\), the battery stores \(400\,\text{kWh}\) of energy. a) At what time is the stored energy least? Justify your answer from the graph. b) Estimate the stored energy after exactly \(5\) hours by using the grid or by dividing the region into simpler shapes.
Figure for problem 532726

Hints

- Relate the sign of power to whether stored energy is increasing or decreasing. - A minimum can occur where power changes from negative to positive. - Interpret signed area under a power graph as a change in energy. - Use both axis scales to determine the energy represented by one grid square.

Solution

1. a) The power is negative on \([0,5)\) and positive on \((5,8]\). Therefore, stored energy decreases until \(t=5\) and increases afterward, so its minimum occurs at \(t=5\,\text{h}\). 2. b) The change in stored energy is \(\int_0^5p(t)\,\text{d}t\). Each grid square represents \((1\,\text{h})(10\,\text{kW})=10\,\text{kWh}\). The region below the axis from \(0\) to \(5\) has an area of about \(10\) squares, so the energy changes by about \(-100\,\text{kWh}\). 3. Thus, the stored energy is approximately \(400-100=300\,\text{kWh}\).

Answer

a) \(t=5\,\text{h}\), because the power changes from negative to positive there. b) Approximately \(300\,\text{kWh}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 72
A 3D printer deposits build material during the first \(4\) minutes. Its volumetric feed rate \(q(t)\), in cubic centimeters per minute, is shown. For times outside \([0,4]\), the feed is off. a) Use geometric areas to find the total volume of material deposited. b) Find the volume deposited from \(t=1\) to \(t=3\). c) Find the time \(m\) by which half of the total volume has been deposited.
Figure for problem 532740

Hints

- Material volume accumulated over time is represented by area under the rate graph. - Divide the region into triangles, rectangles, or trapezoids. - First find half of the total volume. - Locate the interval in which the cumulative volume reaches that value, then use the constant rate on that interval.

Solution

1. The total area consists of a triangle on \([0,1]\), a rectangle on \([1,2]\), and a triangle on \([2,4]\): \(\frac12(1)(40)+(1)(40)+\frac12(2)(40)=20+40+40=100\,\text{cm}^3\). 2. From \(1\) to \(2\), the area is \(40\,\text{cm}^3\). From \(2\) to \(3\), the trapezoid area is \(\frac{40+20}{2}(1)=30\,\text{cm}^3\). Thus, the volume is \(70\,\text{cm}^3\). 3. Half of the total volume is \(50\,\text{cm}^3\). By \(t=1\), \(20\,\text{cm}^3\) has been deposited, and by \(t=2\), \(60\,\text{cm}^3\) has been deposited, so \(m\in[1,2]\). 4. On this interval, the rate is \(40\,\text{cm}^3/\text{min}\). Solve \(20+40(m-1)=50\), which gives \(m=1.75\,\text{min}\).

Answer

a) \(100\,\text{cm}^3\) b) \(70\,\text{cm}^3\) c) \(m=1.75\,\text{min}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 73
The graph shows the arrival rate \(r(t)\), in people per hour, at a concert entrance. The rate is \(0\) outside the displayed \(4\)-hour arrival period. Find a formula for the cumulative number of arrivals \(A(t)=\int_{-\infty}^{t}r(s)\,\text{d}s\) for all real \(t\).
Figure for problem 532741

Hints

- Read the equations of the two line segments from their displayed endpoints. - Build the accumulation formula separately on each interval where the rate rule changes. - Carry the accumulated value at \(t=2\) into the next piece. - Once the rate becomes zero, the cumulative amount stays constant.

Solution

1. From the graph, \(r(t)=20t\) on \([0,2]\) and \(r(t)=-20t+80\) on \([2,4]\). 2. For \(t<0\), no arrivals have occurred, so \(A(t)=0\). 3. For \(0\le t<2\), \(A(t)=\int_0^t20s\,\text{d}s=10t^2\). 4. By \(t=2\), \(40\) people have arrived. For \(2\le t\le4\), \(A(t)=40+\int_2^t(-20s+80)\,\text{d}s=-10t^2+80t-80\). 5. At \(t=4\), \(A(4)=80\), and the rate is zero afterward, so \(A(t)=80\) for \(t>4\).

Answer

\(A(t)=\begin{cases}0 & t<0\\10t^2 & 0\le t<2\\-10t^2+80t-80 & 2\le t\le4\\80 & t>4\end{cases}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 74
The length of time visitors spend in an art gallery, in hours, is modeled by a continuous random variable \(X\) with density \(f(x)=\frac49x^2-\frac4{27}x^3\) for \(0\le x\le3\), and \(f(x)=0\) otherwise. A density must be nonnegative with total integral \(1\). The probability up to \(x\) is \(F(x)=P(X\le x)=\int_0^xf(t)\,\text{d}t\), and the mean is \(E(X)=\int_0^3xf(x)\,\text{d}x\). a) Show algebraically that \(f\) is a probability density. b) Find \(P(X\le1.5)\). c) Find \(F(x)\) on \([0,3]\). d) Find the mean gallery visit time in hours and in hours and minutes.

Hints

- Factor the density to test its sign. - Use an integral over the requested interval for the probability. - For the cumulative probability, treat the upper bound as a variable. - Interpret the mean using the formula given in the question.

Solution

1. On \([0,3]\), \(f(x)=\frac4{27}x^2(3-x)\ge0\), and \(\int_0^3f(x)\,\text{d}x=[\frac4{27}x^3-\frac1{27}x^4]_0^3=1\). 2. The probability is \(P(X\le1.5)=\int_0^{3/2}f(x)\,\text{d}x=\frac5{16}\). 3. For \(0\le x\le3\), \(F(x)=\int_0^xf(t)\,\text{d}t=\frac4{27}x^3-\frac1{27}x^4\). 4. The mean is \(E(X)=\int_0^3xf(x)\,\text{d}x=1.8\,\text{hours}\), or \(1\) hour \(48\) minutes.

Answer

a) \(f(x)\ge0\) and \(\int_0^3f(x)\,\text{d}x=1\) b) \(P(X\le1.5)=\frac5{16}\) c) \(F(x)=\frac4{27}x^3-\frac1{27}x^4\) for \(0\le x\le3\) d) \(E(X)=1.8\,\text{hours}=1\,\text{hour}\;48\,\text{minutes}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 75
For \(0\le t\le8\), the net power flowing into a thermal-energy storage unit is modeled by \(p(t)=\frac{3\pi}{4}\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{4}t\right)\), where \(t\) is measured in hours and \(p(t)\) is measured in kilowatts. Positive values mean energy is being stored, and negative values mean energy is being released. a) Determine when the stored energy is greatest on \([0,8]\). Explain using the sign of \(p\). b) Evaluate \(\int_2^6p(t)\,\text{d}t\), and interpret its value and sign. c) The unit initially stores \(15\,\text{kWh}\). Find the stored energy after \(6\) hours.

Hints

- Stored energy increases when net power is positive and decreases when net power is negative. - Use the sign changes of the cosine model to locate candidates for a maximum. - A definite integral of power over time is an energy change. - Add the accumulated change to the initial stored energy.

Solution

1. The power is positive on \((0,2)\) and negative on \((2,6)\), so stored energy changes from increasing to decreasing at \(t=2\). The later positive accumulation from \(6\) to \(8\) does not recover the earlier loss, so the greatest stored energy occurs at \(t=2\). 2. An antiderivative is \(P(t)=3\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{4}t\right)\), so \(\int_2^6p(t)\,\text{d}t=-6\,\text{kWh}\). This represents a net energy loss of \(6\,\text{kWh}\). 3. The accumulated change from \(0\) to \(6\) is \(-3\,\text{kWh}\), so the stored energy after \(6\) hours is \(15-3=12\,\text{kWh}\).

Answer

a) \(t=2\) hours b) \(-6\,\text{kWh}\), a net loss of \(6\,\text{kWh}\) c) \(12\,\text{kWh}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 76
At noon, a warehouse has \(100\) units of a product in inventory. For \(0\le t\le8\), the net inventory rate is \(f(t)=t^3-11t^2+24t\) units per hour, where \(t\) is measured in hours after noon. a) Find a function \(I(t)\) for the inventory. b) Find the inventory at 3:00 p.m. and at 8:00 p.m. c) Use the sign of \(f\) together with your values to show that the warehouse never runs out during the observed period.

Hints

- Inventory equals initial inventory plus accumulated net rate. - Evaluate the accumulation function at the two requested times. - To rule out a hidden lower value between endpoints, determine where the net rate is positive and negative.

Solution

1. Since \(I'(t)=f(t)\), \(I(t)=\frac14t^4-\frac{11}{3}t^3+12t^2+C\). The initial condition \(I(0)=100\) gives \(C=100\). 2. Thus \(I(3)=\frac{517}{4}=129.25\) units and \(I(8)=\frac{44}{3}\approx14.67\) units. 3. Factoring \(f(t)=t(t-3)(t-8)\) shows that inventory increases on \((0,3)\) and decreases on \((3,8)\). Therefore, the minimum on \([0,8]\) is at an endpoint. Since \(I(0)=100\) and \(I(8)=\frac{44}{3}>0\), the warehouse never runs out.

Answer

a) \(I(t)=\frac14t^4-\frac{11}{3}t^3+12t^2+100\) b) \(I(3)=129.25\) units and \(I(8)=\frac{44}{3}\approx14.67\) units c) The inventory never reaches \(0\) on \([0,8]\).
Accumulation in applied contexts 77
At noon, a convention center has \(200\) attendees inside. For the next \(12\) hours, the net entry rate is modeled by \(f(t)=-3t^2+36t-60\), where \(t\) is measured in hours after noon and \(f(t)\) is measured in people per hour. Positive values mean more people enter than leave, and negative values mean more leave than enter. a) Determine the clock-time intervals when the center has a net departure rate. b) Find the number of attendees inside at 6:00 p.m. c) Explain why attendance reaches its absolute maximum at 10:00 p.m., and find that maximum.

Hints

- Net departures occur where the net entry rate is negative. - Add the accumulated net change to the initial attendance. - For an absolute maximum, use the rate sign changes and compare relevant endpoint/critical-time attendance values.

Solution

1. Factor \(f(t)=-3(t-2)(t-10)\). The rate is negative on \([0,2)\) and \((10,12]\), so net departures occur from noon to 2:00 p.m. and from 10:00 p.m. to midnight. 2. The accumulated change by \(t=6\) is \(\int_0^6f(t)\,\text{d}t=72\), so attendance is \(272\). 3. The rate is negative before \(t=2\), positive on \((2,10)\), and negative after \(t=10\), so attendance has a local maximum at \(t=10\). 4. Comparing \(A(0)=200\), \(A(10)=400\), and \(A(12)=344\) shows that the absolute maximum is \(400\) attendees at 10:00 p.m.

Answer

a) From noon to 2:00 p.m. and from 10:00 p.m. to midnight b) \(272\) attendees c) \(400\) attendees at 10:00 p.m.
Accumulation in applied contexts 78
Three pipes feed a stormwater retention basin during a \(60\)-minute storm. Their nonnegative inflow rates, in cubic meters per minute, are \(a(t)=\frac{7}{2733750}t(60-t)^3\), \(b(t)=0.005t(60-t)\), and \(c(t)=\frac{1}{455625}t^3(60-t)\), for \(0\le t\le60\). Evaluate each statement and justify your conclusion mathematically. 1) “Once an inflow rate begins to decrease, the amount of water delivered by that pipe also begins to decrease.” 2) “Pipe \(B\) supplies the greatest total volume during the \(60\) minutes.” 3) “Because pipe \(C\) has a much greater rate than pipe \(A\) near the end, it supplies more total water.” 4) “Pipe \(B\) supplies exactly \(180\,\text{m}^3\).”

Hints

- Separate the behavior of a rate from the behavior of the accumulated amount. - Compare total delivered volumes using complete definite integrals, not isolated rate values. - A high rate near the end does not determine the total accumulated amount over the whole interval.

Solution

1. The first statement is false. A positive but decreasing inflow rate still increases the cumulative amount; it only increases it more slowly. 2. Total supplied volume is a definite integral. The three totals are \(\int_0^{60}a(t)\,\text{d}t=\frac{896}{9}\,\text{m}^3\), \(\int_0^{60}b(t)\,\text{d}t=180\,\text{m}^3\), and \(\int_0^{60}c(t)\,\text{d}t=\frac{256}{3}\,\text{m}^3\). Therefore, pipe \(B\) supplies the greatest total volume. 3. The third statement is false because \(\frac{896}{9}>\frac{256}{3}\), so pipe \(A\) supplies more total water than pipe \(C\) despite the late-time rate comparison. 4. The fourth statement is true because the integral of \(b\) is exactly \(180\,\text{m}^3\).

Answer

1) False; a positive decreasing rate still increases cumulative volume. 2) True; pipe \(B\) supplies \(180\,\text{m}^3\), the greatest total. 3) False; pipe \(A\) supplies \(\frac{896}{9}\,\text{m}^3\), while pipe \(C\) supplies \(\frac{256}{3}\,\text{m}^3\). 4) True.
Accumulation in applied contexts 79
The graph shows the net flow rate \(v(t)\) of water in a storage tank, in liters per minute, over a \(10\)-minute period. A negative value means water is leaving the tank. a) During what time interval is the amount of water in the tank decreasing? b) At what time in \([0,10]\) is the amount of water in the tank least? Justify your answer. c) Find the change in water volume during the first \(5\) minutes. d) The tank contains \(50\,\text{L}\) at \(t=0\). How much water does it contain after \(10\) minutes?
Figure for problem 534561

Hints

- A negative net flow rate makes stored volume decrease. - Candidate extrema occur where the rate changes sign or at an endpoint. - Use signed geometric areas for volume changes. - Add the full accumulated change to the initial volume.

Solution

1. The volume decreases when \(v(t)<0\), which occurs on \((3,8)\). 2. The volume increases until \(t=3\), decreases until \(t=8\), and then increases. The positive signed area from \(0\) to \(3\) is \(5\,\text{L}\), while the negative signed area from \(3\) to \(8\) is \(-7\,\text{L}\), so the absolute minimum occurs at \(t=8\,\text{min}\). 3. From \(0\) to \(5\), the signed geometric areas sum to \(4+1-1-2=2\,\text{L}\). 4. Over the full \(10\) minutes, the signed area is \(5-7+2=0\,\text{L}\). Adding this to the initial volume gives \(50\,\text{L}\).

Answer

a) \((3,8)\) minutes b) \(t=8\,\text{min}\) c) An increase of \(2\,\text{L}\) d) \(50\,\text{L}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 80
The graph shows the net arrival rate \(v(t)\), in people per minute, at a museum exhibit during a \(10\)-minute interval. Positive values mean more visitors are entering than leaving; negative values mean more are leaving than entering. Determine whether each statement is true or false. a) The number of visitors inside increases by exactly \(12\) during the first \(6\) minutes. b) From \(t=6\) to \(t=10\), the number of visitors inside decreases continuously. c) After \(10\) minutes, the number of visitors inside is greater than it was initially. d) The value of \(\int_0^{10}v(t)\,\text{d}t\) is the number of visitors inside after \(10\) minutes.
Figure for problem 534625

Hints

- Use signed area under the net-rate graph. - A negative net arrival rate means the number of visitors inside is decreasing. - Compare the positive and negative geometric areas. - Distinguish net change from final attendance.

Solution

1. From \(t=0\) to \(t=6\), the net increase in the number of visitors inside is the area above the axis: \(\frac12(2)(4)+(2)(4)+\frac12(2)(4)=16\) visitors. Thus, the number inside increases by \(16\), so statement a) is false. 2. On \(6<t<10\), \(v(t)<0\), so more visitors leave than enter and the number inside decreases. Statement b) is true. 3. The area below the axis from \(t=6\) to \(t=10\) has magnitude \(\frac12(4)(2)=4\) visitors. The net change is \(16-4=12\) visitors, which is positive. Statement c) is true. 4. The integral gives the change in the number of visitors, not the final number. The initial attendance would have to be added. Statement d) is false.

Answer

a) False b) True c) True d) False
Accumulation in applied contexts 81
A warehouse receives and ships pallets during a \(12\)-hour operating period. The graph shows the net inventory rate \(r(t)\), where positive values mean pallets are arriving faster than they are shipped and negative values mean pallets are being shipped faster than they arrive. The warehouse starts with no pallets from this shipment at \(t=0\). The function \(I(t)=\int_0^t r(\tau)\,\text{d}\tau\) gives the number of pallets in the shipment area at time \(t\). a) At what time in \([0,12]\) is the inventory greatest? Briefly justify your answer. b) Find the change in inventory during the first \(10\) hours. c) Find the time \(t>0\) when the shipment area is empty again.
Figure for problem 534660

Hints

- Inventory increases where the net rate is positive and decreases where it is negative. - Use signed geometric areas to find the accumulated inventory change. - After the rate becomes constant and negative, use linear accumulation to locate when the inventory returns to zero.

Solution

1. The inventory increases while \(r(t)>0\) and decreases while \(r(t)<0\). The rate changes from positive to negative at \(t=6\), so the greatest inventory occurs at \(t=6\,\text{h}\). 2. The signed geometric areas from \(0\) to \(10\) are \(16\), \(4\), \(-4\), and \(-8\) pallets, so \(I(10)=8\) pallets. 3. For \(t\ge8\), the net rate is \(-4\) pallets per hour. Starting from \(I(10)=8\), solve \(8-4(t-10)=0\), giving \(t=12\,\text{h}\).

Answer

a) \(t=6\,\text{h}\) b) An increase of \(8\) pallets c) \(t=12\,\text{h}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 82
A computer-controlled backup system uploads and deletes data. The graph shows the net data-transfer rate \(q(t)\), in megabytes per minute, as a function of time \(t\), in minutes. Positive values indicate uploading, and negative values indicate deletion. a) During what interval does the amount of stored data remain constant? When is the amount of stored data greatest? Justify your answer. b) Find the total change in stored data after \(12\) minutes. Is there more or less stored data than at the beginning?
Figure for problem 534709

Hints

- The stored amount is constant when the net rate is zero. - Use the signs of the rate to determine when stored data increases or decreases. - Compute the signed areas of the triangles and rectangles.

Solution

1. The amount of stored data remains constant when \(q(t)=0\), which occurs from \(t=4\) to \(t=6\). 2. The rate is positive before \(t=4\), zero from \(t=4\) to \(t=6\), and negative after \(t=6\). Therefore, the stored amount is greatest throughout \(4\le t\le6\). 3. The positive signed area from \(t=0\) to \(t=4\) is \(2\cdot2+\frac12\cdot2\cdot2=6\,\text{MB}\). The negative signed area from \(t=6\) to \(t=12\) is \(-\left(\frac12\cdot2\cdot2+2\cdot2+\frac12\cdot2\cdot2\right)=-8\,\text{MB}\). 4. The total change is \(6\,\text{MB}-8\,\text{MB}=-2\,\text{MB}\). The system stores \(2\,\text{MB}\) less data than it did initially.

Answer

a) The stored amount is constant and greatest from \(t=4\) to \(t=6\) minutes. b) \(-2\,\text{MB}\); the system stores \(2\,\text{MB}\) less than at the beginning.
Accumulation in applied contexts 83
The graph shows the net rate of change \(f(t)\) of the mass of bulk resin in a factory storage system over \(6\) hours. The rate is measured in kilograms per hour. Positive values indicate net deliveries into storage, and negative values indicate net use from storage. a) Explain what the area of one grid square represents in context. b) Find the total change in stored resin from \(t=0\) to \(t=6\). c) At what time is the amount of resin in storage greatest? Justify your answer using the graph.
Figure for problem 534711

Hints

- Multiply the units represented by a grid square’s width and height. - Treat area below the time axis as negative. - The stored amount is greatest when the rate changes from positive to negative.

Solution

1. One grid square is \(1\,\text{h}\) wide and \(1\,\text{kg/h}\) high, so it represents \(1\,\text{h}\cdot1\,\frac{\text{kg}}{\text{h}}=1\,\text{kg}\). 2. The positive area between the zeros \(t=0.5\) and \(t=5.5\) is a trapezoid: \(\frac{1}{2}\cdot(5+2)\cdot3=10.5\,\text{kg}\). 3. The two negative triangles have combined area \(2\cdot\left(\frac{1}{2}\cdot0.5\cdot1\right)=0.5\,\text{kg}\). Thus, the net change is \(10.5\,\text{kg}-0.5\,\text{kg}=10\,\text{kg}\). 4. The stored amount increases while \(f(t)>0\), from \(t=0.5\) to \(t=5.5\), and decreases afterward. Therefore, the amount of resin in storage is greatest at \(t=5.5\) hours.

Answer

a) \(1\,\text{kg}\) b) \(10\,\text{kg}\) c) \(t=5.5\) hours
Accumulation in applied contexts 84
After a rainstorm, the inflow rate to a large reservoir is modeled by \(f(t)=2te^{-0.1t}\), where \(t\) is measured in hours and \(f(t)\) is measured in thousands of cubic meters per hour. a) Find the exact total volume of water that enters during the first \(10\) hours and give a value rounded to the nearest hundredth of a thousand cubic meters. b) Find the exact total volume added during the first \(20\) hours and give the corresponding rounded value. Compare the two accumulated volumes.

Hints

- Both quantities are accumulated inflow, so integrate the same rate over different upper limits. - The integrand is a product of \(t\) and an exponential function. - Compare the accumulated volumes only after evaluating both definite integrals.

Solution

1. Integration by parts gives an antiderivative \(F(t)=-20(t+10)e^{-0.1t}\). 2. The first-10-hour volume is \(\int_0^{10}f(t)\,\text{d}t=200-400e^{-1}\approx52.85\) thousand cubic meters. 3. The first-20-hour volume is \(\int_0^{20}f(t)\,\text{d}t=200-600e^{-2}\approx118.80\) thousand cubic meters. 4. The 20-hour accumulated volume is more than twice the 10-hour accumulated volume.

Answer

a) \((200-400e^{-1})\times10^3\,\text{m}^3\approx52.85\times10^3\,\text{m}^3\) b) \((200-600e^{-2})\times10^3\,\text{m}^3\approx118.80\times10^3\,\text{m}^3\), more than twice the 10-hour amount
Accumulation in applied contexts 85
During a storm, the net flow rate of water in a collection basin is modeled for \(0\le t\le10\) by \(f(t)=6t-t^2\), where \(t\) is measured in hours and \(f(t)\) is measured in cubic meters per hour. The basin contains \(80\,\text{m}^3\) at \(t=0\). a) Find the water volume after \(3\) hours. b) At what time is the water volume greatest? Find the maximum volume. c) When does the water volume first return to its initial level of \(80\,\text{m}^3\)? d) Find the exact water volume at \(t=10\) and give a value rounded to the nearest hundredth of a cubic meter.

Hints

- Build the basin-volume function from the initial amount plus accumulated net flow. - A maximum occurs where the net rate changes from positive to negative. - Returning to the initial volume means the accumulated net change is zero. - Keep the final value exact until the requested rounding step.

Solution

1. Since \(V'(t)=f(t)\) and \(V(0)=80\), \(V(t)=-\frac{1}{3}t^3+3t^2+80\). 2. \(V(3)=98\,\text{m}^3\). 3. Since \(f(t)=t(6-t)\), the net rate changes from positive to negative at \(t=6\). Thus the maximum occurs there, with \(V(6)=116\,\text{m}^3\). 4. Solving \(V(t)=80\) gives \(t^2\left(3-\frac{t}{3}\right)=0\), so the first positive return time is \(t=9\,\text{h}\). 5. \(V(10)=\frac{140}{3}\,\text{m}^3\approx46.67\,\text{m}^3\).

Answer

a) \(98\,\text{m}^3\) b) At \(t=6\,\text{h}\); \(116\,\text{m}^3\) c) \(t=9\,\text{h}\) d) \(\frac{140}{3}\,\text{m}^3\approx46.67\,\text{m}^3\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 86
A solar array charges a battery while a house simultaneously draws power. The battery initially stores \(5\,\text{kWh}\). For \(0\le t\le12\), where \(t\) is hours after 6:00 a.m., the solar power is \(p(t)=-\frac19t(t-12)\) kilowatts and the household use is \(c(t)=1.5\) kilowatts. a) Find the energy stored in the battery after \(6\) hours and after \(12\) hours. b) During what interval is the battery charging?

Hints

- Net battery power is solar input minus household use. - Integrate net power and add the initial stored energy. - The battery is charging exactly when net power is positive.

Solution

1. The battery energy is \(E(t)=5+\int_0^t(p(\tau)-c(\tau))\,\text{d}\tau\). 2. The accumulated net energy change by \(t=6\) is \(7\,\text{kWh}\), so \(E(6)=12\,\text{kWh}\). 3. The accumulated net change by \(t=12\) is \(14\,\text{kWh}\), so \(E(12)=19\,\text{kWh}\). 4. The battery charges when \(p(t)>c(t)\). Solving \(-\frac19t^2+\frac43t=1.5\) gives \(t=6\pm\frac{3\sqrt{10}}{2}\), so charging occurs between those times.

Answer

a) \(E(6)=12\,\text{kWh}\); \(E(12)=19\,\text{kWh}\) b) \(6-\frac{3\sqrt{10}}{2}<t<6+\frac{3\sqrt{10}}{2}\), approximately \(1.26<t<10.74\) hours after 6:00 a.m.
Accumulation in applied contexts 87
The graph shows the rate of change of the water volume in a large storage tank over \(10\) hours. The tank initially contains exactly \(100\,\text{L}\). a) At what time during the \(10\) hours is the amount of water in the tank smallest? Justify your answer using the graph. b) Estimate the amount of water in the tank after \(8\) hours.
Figure for problem 534757

Hints

- Use the sign of the rate to determine when the stored volume rises or falls. - A minimum can occur when the rate changes from negative to positive. - Estimate the signed area between the graph and the time axis. - Add the estimated net change to the initial volume.

Solution

1. The rate is negative from \(t=0\) to \(t=2\), positive from \(t=2\) to \(t=8\), and negative again from \(t=8\) to \(t=10\). Thus the volume first decreases, then increases, and then decreases. The positive accumulation from \(t=2\) to \(t=8\) is greater than the later loss from \(t=8\) to \(t=10\), so the global minimum occurs at \(t=2\). 2. Estimating the signed area under the graph from \(t=0\) to \(t=8\) gives a net change of about \(5\,\text{L}\). Therefore, the estimated amount after \(8\) hours is \(100\,\text{L}+5\,\text{L}\approx105\,\text{L}\).

Answer

a) \(t=2\) hours b) Approximately \(105\,\text{L}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 88
A stormwater detention basin is monitored for \(15\) hours. Its net flow rate is \(f(t)=0.02t^3-0.6t^2+4.5t-5\) cubic meters per hour, where positive values represent net inflow and negative values represent net outflow. a) Find the net change in water volume from \(t=2\) to \(t=8\). b) The basin contains \(100\,\text{m}^3\) at \(t=0\). Find the water volume after \(10\) hours. c) Interpret \(\int_0^{15}|f(t)|\,\text{d}t\) in context.

Hints

- A definite integral of the net flow gives signed volume change. - Add the accumulated change to the initial volume for a final amount. - Taking the absolute value of the rate prevents positive and negative changes from canceling.

Solution

1. An antiderivative is \(F(t)=0.005t^4-0.2t^3+2.25t^2-5t\). Thus \(\int_2^8f(t)\,\text{d}t=24.6\,\text{m}^3\), a net increase. 2. Since \(\int_0^{10}f(t)\,\text{d}t=25\,\text{m}^3\), the basin volume after \(10\) hours is \(125\,\text{m}^3\). 3. The integral of \(|f|\) gives the total variation in basin volume caused by the net flow over the \(15\) hours: increases and decreases are both counted by magnitude rather than canceling.

Answer

a) A net increase of \(24.6\,\text{m}^3\) b) \(125\,\text{m}^3\) c) The total amount of volume change caused by the net flow, with increases and decreases both counted positively.
Accumulation in applied contexts 89
A mixing system adds liquid coloring to a tank during a \(5\)-hour process. The graph shows the addition rate \(r(t)\), in liters per hour. a) Find a piecewise formula for \(r\). b) Find the volume added during the first hour. c) Find the volume added from \(t=1.5\) to \(t=3\). d) Explain without solving for the exact time why more than \(2\) hours are needed to add half of the total volume.
Figure for problem 534775

Hints

- Find each line equation from two points on the graph. - Accumulated volume is geometric area under the rate graph. - Split part c at \(t=2\), where the line formula changes. - Compare the area accumulated by \(t=2\) with half of the full triangular area.

Solution

1. a) On \([0,2)\), the line through \((0,0)\) and \((2,8)\) has slope \(4\), so \(r(t)=4t\). On \([2,5]\), the line through \((2,8)\) and \((5,0)\) has slope \(-\frac{8}{3}\), so \(r(t)=-\frac{8}{3}t+\frac{40}{3}\). Outside \([0,5]\), \(r(t)=0\). 2. b) The area from \(0\) to \(1\) is a triangle: \(\frac12(1)(4)=2\,\text{L}\). 3. c) The trapezoid area from \(1.5\) to \(2\) is \(\frac{6+8}{2}(0.5)=3.5\,\text{L}\). From \(2\) to \(3\), the trapezoid area is \(\frac{8+\frac{16}{3}}{2}(1)=\frac{20}{3}\,\text{L}\). Therefore, the total is \(\frac{7}{2}+\frac{20}{3}=\frac{61}{6}\,\text{L}\approx10.17\,\text{L}\). 4. d) The total area is a triangle with base \(5\) and height \(8\), so the total volume is \(20\,\text{L}\). By \(t=2\), the accumulated area is only \(\frac12(2)(8)=8\,\text{L}\), which is less than half of \(20\,\text{L}\). Therefore, the halfway time is greater than \(2\) hours.

Answer

a) \(r(t)=\begin{cases}4t & 0\le t<2\\-\frac{8}{3}t+\frac{40}{3} & 2\le t\le5\\0 & \text{otherwise}\end{cases}\) b) \(2\,\text{L}\) c) \(\frac{61}{6}\,\text{L}\approx10.17\,\text{L}\) d) Only \(8\,\text{L}\) of the total \(20\,\text{L}\) has accumulated by \(t=2\), so the halfway time must be greater than \(2\) hours.
Accumulation in applied contexts 90
Customer wait time \(X\), in minutes, at a service hotline has probability density \(f(x)=0.2e^{-0.2x}\) for \(x\ge0\), and \(f(x)=0\) for \(x<0\). For this model, \(P(X\le a)=\int_0^a f(x)\,\text{d}x\), the cumulative distribution function is \(F(x)=P(X\le x)\), and the mean is \(\mu=\int_0^\infty x f(x)\,\text{d}x\). You may use \(\int xe^{ax}\,\text{d}x=\frac{e^{ax}}{a^2}(ax-1)+C\) for \(a\ne0\). a) For \(x\ge0\), where does the graph meet the y-axis? Does it rise or fall, and what happens as \(x\) gets large? b) Find \(P(X\le5)\). c) Find \(F(x)\) for all real \(x\). d) Find the mean wait time.
Figure for problem 534776

Hints

- What value does the density have when the wait time is zero? How does it change as time increases? - Which part of the area under the curve represents waits no longer than five minutes? - How should the cumulative probability behave for negative wait times? - For the mean, first evaluate the integral with a finite upper bound. What happens as that bound grows?

Solution

1. For \(x\ge0\), the graph meets the y-axis at \((0,0.2)\), decreases, and approaches \(0\) as \(x\to\infty\). 2. \(P(X\le5)=\int_0^5 0.2e^{-0.2x}\,\text{d}x=1-e^{-1}\). 3. The CDF is \(F(x)=0\) for \(x<0\), and \(F(x)=1-e^{-0.2x}\) for \(x\ge0\). 4. An antiderivative of \(0.2xe^{-0.2x}\) is \(-e^{-0.2x}(x+5)\). Therefore, \(\mu=[-e^{-0.2x}(x+5)]_0^\infty=5\,\text{minutes}\).

Answer

a) For \(x\ge0\), the graph meets the y-axis at \((0,0.2)\), decreases, and approaches the x-axis. b) \(P(X\le5)=1-e^{-1}\) c) \(F(x)=0\) for \(x<0\) and \(F(x)=1-e^{-0.2x}\) for \(x\ge0\) d) \(\mu=5\,\text{minutes}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 91
Let \(X\) represent the fraction of daylight at a location that is obscured by clouds. The probability density is \(f(x)=6x(1-x)\) for \(0\le x\le1\), and \(f(x)=0\) otherwise. For a probability density, the total integral is \(1\), the probability of an interval is the integral over that interval, and the mean is \(E(X)=\int_0^1xf(x)\,\text{d}x\). The cumulative distribution function is \(F(x)=P(X\le x)=\int_0^xf(t)\,\text{d}t\) for \(0\le x\le1\). a) Show that \(f\) is a probability density function. b) Find the mean \(\mu\), and interpret it in context. c) Find \(P(0.25\le X\le0.75)\). d) Find the cumulative distribution function \(F(x)\) on \([0,1]\).

Hints

- Check nonnegativity and total area. - Use the stated mean formula rather than averaging the two endpoint values. - Consider which interval corresponds to the event in part c). - For the CDF, let the upper integration limit vary.

Solution

1. The function is nonnegative on \([0,1]\), and \(\int_0^1(6x-6x^2)\,\text{d}x=1\). 2. The mean is \(E(X)=\int_0^1x(6x-6x^2)\,\text{d}x=0.5\), so the average obscured fraction is \(50\%\). 3. The probability is \(P(0.25\le X\le0.75)=\int_{0.25}^{0.75}6x(1-x)\,\text{d}x=\frac{11}{16}=0.6875\). 4. For \(0\le x\le1\), \(F(x)=\int_0^x(6t-6t^2)\,\text{d}t=3x^2-2x^3\).

Answer

a) \(f(x)\ge0\) and \(\int_0^1f(x)\,\text{d}x=1\) b) \(\mu=0.5\), meaning an average obscured fraction of \(50\%\) c) \(P(0.25\le X\le0.75)=\frac{11}{16}=0.6875\) d) \(F(x)=3x^2-2x^3\) for \(0\le x\le1\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 92
Two bus companies, SprintBus and SteadyLine, serve the same route. Passenger wait time, in minutes, has density \(f\) for SprintBus and \(g\) for SteadyLine: \(f(x)=\frac38x^2\) and \(g(x)=\frac38(x-2)^2\) for \(0\le x\le2\). Both functions are \(0\) outside this interval, and their graphs are shown. A probability density is nonnegative with total integral \(1\); an interval probability is the integral over that interval. The mean of wait time \(X\) with density \(p\) is \(E(X)=\int_0^2xp(x)\,\text{d}x\). a) Show algebraically that both functions are probability densities. b) For each company, find the probability that a passenger waits longer than \(1\) minute. c) Find the mean wait time for each model. Which company would you choose to minimize the expected wait?
Figure for problem 534780

Hints

- Verify both defining conditions of a probability density. - Find each tail probability with an integral over the relevant interval. - Use the supplied mean formula separately for each company. - Use the graph to anticipate which model favors shorter waits.

Solution

1. Both functions are nonnegative on \([0,2]\), and each integrates to \(1\) over that interval. 2. For SprintBus, \(P(X>1)=1-\int_0^1\frac38x^2\,\text{d}x=\frac78\). For SteadyLine, \(P(X>1)=\int_1^2\frac38(x-2)^2\,\text{d}x=\frac18\). 3. SprintBus has mean \(E(X)=\int_0^2x\frac38x^2\,\text{d}x=1.5\,\text{minutes}\), while SteadyLine has mean \(E(X)=\int_0^2x\frac38(x-2)^2\,\text{d}x=0.5\,\text{minute}\). SteadyLine has the smaller mean.

Answer

a) Both are nonnegative and have integral \(1\) on \([0,2]\). b) SprintBus: \(\frac78\); SteadyLine: \(\frac18\) c) SprintBus: \(1.5\,\text{minutes}\); SteadyLine: \(0.5\,\text{minute}\). Choose SteadyLine for the smaller expected wait.
Accumulation in applied contexts 93
A reliability lab models the expected failure rate of a batch of light sensors during the first \(5\) hours of testing by \(h(t)=3(5-t)^2\) for \(0\le t\le5\), and \(h(t)=0\) otherwise, where \(h(t)\) is measured in sensors per hour. a) Find the cumulative expected number of failures \(H(t)\). b) Find the expected number of sensors that fail between the first and second hours. c) Find the exact time by which half of the expected failures have occurred and give a decimal approximation to the nearest thousandth of an hour. Interpret it in context.

Hints

- Accumulate the failure rate from the start of the test to time \(t\). - Use differences of cumulative values for a subinterval count. - Determine half of the total expected failures before solving the threshold equation.

Solution

1. For \(0\le t\le5\), \(H(t)=\int_0^t3(5-s)^2\,\text{d}s=125-(5-t)^3\). Thus \(H(t)=0\) for \(t<0\) and \(H(t)=125\) for \(t>5\). 2. The expected number from hour \(1\) to hour \(2\) is \(H(2)-H(1)=37\) sensors. 3. Half of the total \(125\) expected failures is \(62.5\). Solving \(125-(5-t)^3=62.5\) gives \(t=5-\sqrt[3]{62.5}\approx1.031\) hours.

Answer

a) \(H(t)=\begin{cases}0 & t<0\\125-(5-t)^3 & 0\le t\le5\\125 & t>5\end{cases}\) b) \(37\) sensors c) \(t=5-\sqrt[3]{62.5}\approx1.031\) hours, so half of the expected failures occur a little over one hour into the test.
Accumulation in applied contexts 94
A pump transfers water into a tank at the flow rate shown in the graph. Find the time \(k\) such that \(8.75\,\text{L}\) has been transferred by time \(k\).
Figure for problem 534824

Hints

- Use the entire triangular region to determine how much water is transferred over the full interval. - Decide whether the target amount is reached before or after the peak rate. - On the decreasing side, it may be easier to work with the small amount that remains to be transferred.

Solution

1. The total transferred volume is the area of the triangle under the rate graph: \(\frac{1}{2}(4)(5)=10\,\text{L}\). Because \(8.75\,\text{L}\) is more than half of the total, \(k\) lies on the decreasing side of the graph. 2. After time \(k\), \(10-8.75=1.25\,\text{L}\) remains to be transferred. On the decreasing segment, the rate is \(q(t)=\frac52(4-t)\), so the region from \(k\) to \(4\) is a triangle with base \(4-k\) and height \(\frac52(4-k)\). 3. Set its area equal to the remaining volume: \(\frac{1}{2}(4-k)\left[\frac{5}{2}(4-k)\right]=1.25\). Thus \((4-k)^2=1\). Since \(k<4\), \(4-k=1\), so \(k=3\,\text{min}\).

Answer

\(k=3\,\text{min}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 95
A thin rod extends from \(x=-2\) to \(x=2\) meters. Its linear mass density is \(d(x)=\frac{3}{32}(4-x^2)\) kilograms per meter. a) Use symmetry to find the mass of the part of the rod with \(x>0\). b) Use the composite trapezoidal rule with width \(0.5\,\text{m}\) to show that the central section \(-1.5\le x\le1.5\) has mass greater than \(0.90\,\text{kg}\).

Hints

- Check whether the density function is even or odd before integrating both halves separately. - For the numerical estimate, evaluate the density at equally spaced points from \(0\) to \(1.5\). - Use concavity to decide whether trapezoids lie above or below the density curve. - Use symmetry again to extend the estimate from the right half to the whole central section.

Solution

1. The density is even. The total mass is \(\int_{-2}^{2}d(x)\,\text{d}x=1\,\text{kg}\), so symmetry gives \(0.5\,\text{kg}\) for the part with \(x>0\). 2. On \([0,1.5]\), the density values at spacing \(0.5\) are \(d(0)=0.375\), \(d(0.5)=0.3515625\), \(d(1)=0.28125\), and \(d(1.5)=0.1640625\). Since \(d''(x)=-\frac{3}{16}<0\), the trapezoidal estimate is a lower estimate. 3. By symmetry, the trapezoidal estimate on \([-1.5,1.5]\) is \(2\cdot0.5\left[\frac{1}{2}(0.375)+0.3515625+0.28125+\frac{1}{2}(0.1640625)\right]=0.90234375\,\text{kg}\). Therefore the actual mass is greater than \(0.90\,\text{kg}\).

Answer

a) \(0.5\,\text{kg}\) b) The composite trapezoidal lower estimate is \(0.90234375\,\text{kg}\), so the central section has mass greater than \(0.90\,\text{kg}\).
Accumulation in applied contexts 96
The graph shows the feed rate \(r(t)\), in liters per minute, for a mixing process lasting \(6\) minutes. a) Find the volume added between \(t=1\) and \(t=3\). b) Find the volume added from \(t=5\) until the process ends. c) Find \(k\) such that \(7\,\text{L}\) has been added by time \(k\).
Figure for problem 534829

Hints

- Accumulated volume is area under the feed-rate graph. - Use a rectangle in part a and a trapezoid in part b. - First locate the graph section containing \(k\). - Write an accumulation equation using the linear rate on \([4,6]\).

Solution

1. a) The rate is constant at \(1\,\text{L/min}\) from \(t=1\) to \(t=3\), so the volume is \((3-1)(1)=2\,\text{L}\). 2. b) From \(5\) to \(6\), the area is a trapezoid with heights \(r(5)=3\) and \(r(6)=5\): \(\frac{3+5}{2}(1)=4\,\text{L}\). 3. c) The accumulated volume through \(t=4\) is \(4\,\text{L}\), so \(k\in[4,6]\). On this interval, \(r(t)=2t-7\). Solve \(4+\int_4^k(2t-7)\,\text{d}t=7\). This simplifies to \(k^2-7k+9=0\). The solution in \([4,6]\) is \(k=\frac{7+\sqrt{13}}{2}\approx5.30\,\text{min}\).

Answer

a) \(2\,\text{L}\) b) \(4\,\text{L}\) c) \(k=\frac{7+\sqrt{13}}{2}\approx5.30\,\text{min}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 97
The graph shows the power output \(r(t)\), in kilowatts, of a solar array during a \(10\)-hour operating day. a) Find the energy generated during the first \(2\) hours. b) Find the energy generated between \(t=6\) and \(t=8\) hours. c) Find the time \(t_m\) by which half of the day’s total generated energy has accumulated.
Figure for problem 534830

Hints

- Energy generated is area under a power-versus-time graph. - Read or calculate the graph’s heights at the requested times. - First find half of the total triangular area. - Determine which side of the peak contains the halfway time.

Solution

1. The area from \(0\) to \(2\) is a triangle with height \(r(2)=5\): \(\frac12(2)(5)=5\,\text{kWh}\). 2. On \([4,10]\), the line has equation \(r(t)=\frac{5}{3}(10-t)\). Thus, \(r(6)=\frac{20}{3}\) and \(r(8)=\frac{10}{3}\). The trapezoid area is \(\frac12\left(\frac{20}{3}+\frac{10}{3}\right)(2)=10\,\text{kWh}\). 3. The total triangular area is \(\frac12(10)(10)=50\,\text{kWh}\), so half is \(25\,\text{kWh}\). The energy generated through \(t=4\) is \(\frac12(4)(10)=20\,\text{kWh}\), so \(t_m\in[4,10]\). 4. Solve \(\int_4^{t_m}\frac{5}{3}(10-t)\,\mathrm{d}t=5\). This gives \(t_m^2-20t_m+70=0\), so the solution in the interval is \(t_m=10-\sqrt{30}\approx4.52\,\text{h}\).

Answer

a) \(5\,\text{kWh}\) b) \(10\,\text{kWh}\) c) \(t_m=10-\sqrt{30}\approx4.52\,\text{h}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 98
Tides cause the water level in a harbor to change. For a \(12\)-hour period, the rate of change of the water height is modeled by \(v(t)=0.8\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{6}t\right)\), where \(t\) is measured in hours after 8:00 a.m. and \(v(t)\) is measured in meters per hour. a) Find \(v(2)\) and interpret its value and sign in context. b) Find when the water level is highest on \([0,12]\). Briefly justify your answer. c) Evaluate \(\int_0^3v(t)\,\text{d}t\) and interpret the result in context. d) The water level is \(3.50\,\text{m}\) at 8:00 a.m. Find the water level at 2:00 p.m.

Hints

- Interpret the sign of the rate before describing what it means for the water level. - A maximum of the accumulated water level occurs when its rate changes from positive to negative. - A definite integral of the rate gives net change in height. - Add accumulated change to the initial water level when an actual level is requested.

Solution

1. \(v(2)=0.8\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{3}\right)=0.4\,\text{m/h}\). At 10:00 a.m., the water level is rising at \(0.4\,\text{m/h}\). 2. The rate is positive for \(0<t<3\) and negative for \(3<t<9\). Thus the water level changes from increasing to decreasing at \(t=3\), so it is highest then on the interval. 3. \(\int_0^3v(t)\,\text{d}t=\left[\frac{4.8}{\pi}\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{6}t\right)\right]_0^3=\frac{4.8}{\pi}\,\text{m}\approx1.53\,\text{m}\). This is the rise in water level from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. 4. At 2:00 p.m., \(t=6\). Since \(\int_0^6v(t)\,\text{d}t=0\), the water level has no net change from its initial value and is \(3.50\,\text{m}\).

Answer

a) \(0.4\,\text{m/h}\); the water level is rising at that rate at 10:00 a.m. b) \(t=3\), or 11:00 a.m. c) \(\frac{4.8}{\pi}\,\text{m}\approx1.53\,\text{m}\), the increase in water level from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. d) \(3.50\,\text{m}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 99
Let \(f(x)=4-\frac14x^2\) on \([-4,4]\), and define \(F(x)=\int_0^x f(t)\,\text{d}t\). Three candidate graphs for \(F\), labeled 1, 2, and 3, are shown. Identify the correct graph and justify your choice using how the sign and change of \(f\) control the slope and concavity of \(F\).
Figure for problem 534891

Hints

- Relate the slope of the accumulation function to the value of the integrand. - Check what happens to the slope where the integrand reaches zero. - Use how the integrand itself increases or decreases to determine the accumulation graph's concavity. - Do not rely only on the fact that the accumulation function passes through its lower-limit point; all candidates share that feature.

Solution

1. By the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, \(F'(x)=f(x)=4-\frac14x^2\). Thus \(F'(x)>0\) for \(-4<x<4\), while \(F'(-4)=F'(4)=0\). The correct graph must increase throughout the interval and flatten at both endpoints. 2. Also, \(F''(x)=f'(x)=-\frac{1}{2}x\). Therefore \(F\) is concave up for \(x<0\) and concave down for \(x>0\). 3. All three candidates pass through the origin and share the same displayed endpoint values, so those features alone do not distinguish them. Candidate 1 has the required increasing behavior, horizontal endpoint tangents, and concavity change at \(x=0\). Candidate 2 has constant slope, and Candidate 3 has the opposite concavity pattern.

Answer

Candidate 1
Accumulation in applied contexts 100
The net power \(g\), in kilowatts, gives the rate of change of stored energy in an energy-storage unit. Positive values indicate charging, and negative values indicate discharging. The graph of \(g\) is shown in the first panel. a) Find the total change in stored energy from \(t=-2\) to \(t=6\). b) Let \(G(x)=\int_{-2}^x g(t)\,\mathrm{d}t\), the accumulated energy change since \(t=-2\). Which of Graphs 1, 2, and 3 represents \(G\)? Justify your choice using where \(G\) increases or decreases and where it has extrema.
Figure for problem 534892

Hints

- Signed area under a power graph gives the change in stored energy. - Do not use the endpoint values alone; all three candidates share them. - Use the sign of \(g\) to decide where \(G\) must increase or decrease. - A sign change of \(g\) from negative to positive gives a local minimum of \(G\); the opposite sign change gives a local maximum.

Solution

1. The signed-area balance consists of four triangles with areas \(-2\), \(2\), \(2\), and \(-2\) kilowatt-hours. Their sum is \(0\), so the total stored-energy change is \(0\,\text{kWh}\). 2. The accumulation function satisfies \(G(-2)=0\) and \(G'(x)=g(x)\). All three candidate graphs also end at \(G(6)=0\), so the endpoint values alone do not determine the answer. 3. The rate \(g\) is negative on \((-2,0)\), positive on \((0,4)\), and negative on \((4,6)\). Therefore, \(G\) must decrease, then increase, then decrease. 4. At \(x=0\), \(g\) changes from negative to positive, so \(G\) has a local minimum. At \(x=4\), \(g\) changes from positive to negative, so \(G\) has a local maximum. 5. Only Graph 1 has the required monotonicity and extrema while sharing the same endpoint values as the other candidates.

Answer

a) \(0\,\text{kWh}\) b) Graph 1; all three candidates satisfy \(G(-2)=G(6)=0\), but only Graph 1 decreases on \((-2,0)\), increases on \((0,4)\), decreases on \((4,6)\), has a local minimum at \(x=0\), and has a local maximum at \(x=4\).
Accumulation in applied contexts 101
A factory uses two machines to produce parts. The graph shows their production rates \(r_1\) and \(r_2\), in parts per hour, during a \(10\)-hour shift. Evaluate each statement. * Leon: “By the end of the shift, Machine 2 has produced more parts than Machine 1.” * Sarah: “During the first \(4\) hours, Machine 1 produced more parts than Machine 2.” * Jan: “After hour \(4\), Machine 2 continuously produces parts at a higher hourly rate than Machine 1.”
Figure for problem 534896

Hints

- Total production is represented by area under a production-rate graph. - For Leon's statement, compare the full \(10\)-hour areas. - For Sarah's statement, use only the interval from \(0\) to \(4\). - A higher graph indicates a higher instantaneous production rate.

Solution

1. Leon: Total production is the area under each rate graph. Machine 1 produces \(\frac{60+10}{2}(10)=350\) parts. Machine 2 produces \(\frac{1}{2}(4)(40)+(6)(40)=80+240=320\) parts. Leon is incorrect. 2. Sarah: During the first \(4\) hours, Machine 1 produces \(\frac{60+40}{2}(4)=200\) parts, while Machine 2 produces \(\frac{1}{2}(4)(40)=80\) parts. Sarah is correct. 3. Jan: For \(t>4\), \(r_2(t)=40\), while \(r_1(t)<40\). Therefore, Machine 2 has the higher production rate after hour \(4\), so Jan is correct.

Answer

Leon: Incorrect; Machine 1 produces \(350\) parts, and Machine 2 produces \(320\) parts. Sarah: Correct; Machine 1 produces \(200\) parts, and Machine 2 produces \(80\) parts during the first \(4\) hours. Jan: Correct; for \(t>4\), Machine 2 has the higher hourly production rate.
Accumulation in applied contexts 102
The water volume in a detention basin changes because of inflow and outflow. For \(0\le t\le8\), the net rate of change is \(q(t)=-0.5t^2+4t-6\), where \(t\) is measured in hours and \(q(t)\) is measured in cubic meters per hour. a) Determine when the water volume is increasing. b) Interpret \(\int_2^6q(t)\,\text{d}t\) in context. c) The basin contains \(150\,\text{m}^3\) at \(t=0\). Find the volume after \(6\) hours. d) Explain why the water volume has a local maximum at \(t=6\).

Hints

- Where is the net rate \(q(t)\) positive? - What does a definite integral of a rate represent in context? - How does accumulated net change combine with the initial volume? - What sign change in \(q(t)\) produces a local maximum of volume?

Solution

1. Factor \(q(t)=-0.5(t-2)(t-6)\). Since the parabola opens downward, \(q(t)>0\) on \((2,6)\), so the volume increases during that interval. 2. The integral \(\int_2^6q(t)\,\text{d}t\) is the net change in water volume from \(t=2\) to \(t=6\). Its value is \(\frac{16}{3}\,\text{m}^3\). 3. Use \(V(6)=150+\int_0^6q(t)\,\text{d}t\). Since \(\int_0^6q(t)\,\text{d}t=\left[-\frac{1}{6}t^3+2t^2-6t\right]_0^6=0\), the volume is \(150\,\text{m}^3\). 4. The rate changes from positive to negative at \(t=6\), so the volume changes from increasing to decreasing there.

Answer

a) \(2<t<6\) b) The net change in water volume from hour \(2\) to hour \(6\), equal to \(\frac{16}{3}\,\text{m}^3\) c) \(150\,\text{m}^3\) d) The rate changes from positive to negative at \(t=6\).
Accumulation in applied contexts 103
A battery bank has net power \(r(t)=-0.02(t^2-20t+64)\) kilowatts for \(0\le t\le20\), where \(t\) is measured in hours. A negative value means the battery bank is discharging. Initially, it stores \(40\,\text{kWh}\) of energy. a) Find the stored energy after \(4\) hours and after \(10\) hours. b) During the first \(10\) hours, find when the stored energy is smallest and find that minimum. c) Show that the average net power during the first \(16\) hours is about \(0.21\,\text{kW}\). d) When is the original stored energy of \(40\,\text{kWh}\) first reached again?

Hints

- Build the stored-energy function from the initial energy and accumulated net power. - A minimum occurs where the net power changes from negative to positive. - Average net power equals the energy change divided by elapsed time. - Factor out the known solution \(t=0\) when solving for the return time.

Solution

1. The stored energy is \(E(t)=40+\int_0^tr(x)\,\mathrm{d}x=40-0.02\left(\frac{t^3}{3}-10t^2+64t\right)\). 2. \(E(4)=\frac{2824}{75}\approx37.65\,\text{kWh}\), and \(E(10)=\frac{608}{15}\approx40.53\,\text{kWh}\). 3. The net power is zero at \(t=4\) and \(t=16\). It changes from negative to positive at \(t=4\), so the minimum during the first \(10\) hours occurs at \(t=4\), with stored energy approximately \(37.65\,\text{kWh}\). 4. \(E(16)=\frac{3256}{75}\approx43.41\,\text{kWh}\). The average net power is \(\frac{E(16)-E(0)}{16}\approx0.213\,\text{kW}\). 5. Set \(E(t)=40\). After factoring out the known solution \(t=0\), solve \(t^2-30t+192=0\). The first positive solution is \(t=15-\sqrt{33}\approx9.26\,\text{h}\).

Answer

a) After \(4\) hours: \(\frac{2824}{75}\,\text{kWh}\approx37.65\,\text{kWh}\); after \(10\) hours: \(\frac{608}{15}\,\text{kWh}\approx40.53\,\text{kWh}\) b) At \(t=4\,\text{h}\); minimum stored energy \(\frac{2824}{75}\,\text{kWh}\approx37.65\,\text{kWh}\) c) Approximately \(0.213\,\text{kW}\) d) \(t=15-\sqrt{33}\approx9.26\,\text{h}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 104
A battery is charged by a solar array. For the first \(8\) hours, the charging power is \(P(t)=40te^{-0.5t}\) watts, where \(t\) is in hours. The battery initially stores \(200\,\text{Wh}\). a) Find when the charging power is greatest on \([0,8]\), and find the maximum power. b) Find a formula with no integral sign for the stored energy \(E(t)\). c) Find the exact stored energy after \(4\) hours and give a value rounded to the nearest hundredth of a watt-hour. d) Find the exact average charging power during the first \(4\) hours and give a value rounded to the nearest hundredth of a watt. e) Find the theoretical limiting stored energy if the model continued indefinitely.

Hints

- Differentiate the power function only for the maximum-power comparison. - Stored energy equals initial energy plus accumulated power. - Keep the exponential expressions exact until the requested rounding step. - Average charging power equals energy gained divided by elapsed time.

Solution

1. \(P'(t)=(40-20t)e^{-0.5t}\), so the derivative changes from positive to negative at \(t=2\). The maximum power is \(P(2)=\frac{80}{e}\,\text{W}\). 2. Integration by parts gives \(\int40te^{-0.5t}\,\text{d}t=-80(t+2)e^{-0.5t}+C\). 3. Using \(E(0)=200\) gives \(E(t)=360-80(t+2)e^{-0.5t}\). 4. Thus \(E(4)=360-480e^{-2}\,\text{Wh}\approx295.04\,\text{Wh}\). 5. The average charging power on \([0,4]\) is \(\frac{E(4)-E(0)}{4}=40-120e^{-2}\,\text{W}\approx23.76\,\text{W}\). 6. Since \((t+2)e^{-0.5t}\to0\), \(E(t)\to360\,\text{Wh}\).

Answer

a) At \(t=2\,\text{h}\); maximum power \(\frac{80}{e}\,\text{W}\approx29.43\,\text{W}\) b) \(E(t)=360-80(t+2)e^{-0.5t}\) c) \(360-480e^{-2}\,\text{Wh}\approx295.04\,\text{Wh}\) d) \(40-120e^{-2}\,\text{W}\approx23.76\,\text{W}\) e) \(360\,\text{Wh}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 105
In an automated drilling process, the size of the error \(X\), in millimeters, has probability density \(f(x)=c(4-x^2)\) for \(0\le x\le2\), and \(f(x)=0\) otherwise. For a density, the total area is \(1\), and the probability over an interval is the integral over that interval. Use \(E(X)=\int_0^2xf(x)\,\text{d}x\), \(E(X^2)=\int_0^2x^2f(x)\,\text{d}x\), and \(\sigma(X)=\sqrt{E(X^2)-[E(X)]^2}\). a) Find \(c\). b) Find the probability that the error is at most \(1.5\,\text{mm}\). c) Find the mean \(E(X)\) and standard deviation \(\sigma(X)\). Give the standard deviation exactly and to four decimal places.

Hints

- The area under the entire density must equal one. - Think about which part of the density corresponds to the allowed error sizes. - Use each supplied formula with the normalized density, not the unscaled polynomial. - Check that the standard deviation has units of millimeters, not square millimeters.

Solution

1. The total-area condition gives \(c\int_0^2(4-x^2)\,\text{d}x=c[4x-\frac{x^3}{3}]_0^2=\frac{16c}{3}=1\). Hence \(c=\frac{3}{16}\). 2. The required probability is \(\int_0^{1.5}\frac{3}{16}(4-x^2)\,\text{d}x=\frac{117}{128}\approx0.9141\). 3. The mean is \(E(X)=\int_0^2xf(x)\,\text{d}x=\frac{3}{4}\,\text{mm}\). 4. Also, \(E(X^2)=\int_0^2x^2f(x)\,\text{d}x=\frac45\,\text{mm}^2\), so \(E(X^2)-[E(X)]^2=\frac{19}{80}\,\text{mm}^2\). 5. Therefore \(\sigma(X)=\sqrt{\frac{19}{80}}\,\text{mm}\approx0.4873\,\text{mm}\).

Answer

a) \(c=\frac{3}{16}\) b) \(P(X\le1.5)=\frac{117}{128}\approx0.9141\) c) \(E(X)=\frac34\,\text{mm}\); \(\sigma(X)=\sqrt{\frac{19}{80}}\,\text{mm}\approx0.4873\,\text{mm}\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 106
At a coffee roastery, \(X\) is the number of grams by which a package's fill weight exceeds the required minimum. Its probability density is \(f(x)=kx(4-x)^2\) for \(0\le x\le4\), and \(f(x)=0\) otherwise. The graph is shown for the normalized density. A density is nonnegative and has total integral \(1\). The probability of an interval is its area under the density. The mode is the value of \(x\) where the density is highest. a) Find \(k\) so that \(f\) is a probability density. b) Find \(P(1\le X\le3)\). c) Estimate the mode from the graph, then find it exactly by maximizing \(f\) on \([0,4]\). d) The mean is \(1.6\,\text{g}\), and the standard deviation is \(0.8\,\text{g}\). Find the probability that \(X\) is within one standard deviation of the mean.
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Hints

- Normalize the density by setting its total integral equal to one. - Use an integral over the relevant interval for the probability. - Use the graph to estimate where the density peaks, then differentiate to check. - Put the mean on a number line. How would you use the given spread to locate the two cutoffs?

Solution

1. Normalization requires \(\int_0^4kx(4-x)^2\,\text{d}x=1\). Since the integral without \(k\) is \(\frac{64}{3}\), \(k=\frac3{64}\). 2. An antiderivative is \(F(x)=\frac3{64}\left(8x^2-\frac83x^3+\frac14x^4\right)\). Hence \(P(1\le X\le3)=F(3)-F(1)=\frac{11}{16}\). 3. The graph suggests a mode near \(1.3\). Differentiating gives \(f'(x)=\frac3{64}(16-16x+3x^2)\). The critical points are \(x=\frac43\) and \(x=4\); comparison with endpoints gives the mode \(x=\frac43\). 4. One standard deviation from the mean gives \([0.8,2.4]\), and \(P(0.8\le X\le2.4)=\int_{0.8}^{2.4}f(x)\,\text{d}x=0.64\).

Answer

a) \(k=\frac3{64}\) b) \(P(1\le X\le3)=\frac{11}{16}\) c) Estimate: about \(1.3\,\text{g}\); exact mode: \(\frac43\,\text{g}\) d) \(P(0.8\le X\le2.4)=0.64\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 107
A reservoir is monitored for \(20\) hours. Its inflow rate is \(i(t)=-0.1t^2+2t+5\), while a power station releases water at the constant rate \(o(t)=12\). Time \(t\) is measured in hours, and both rates are measured in thousands of cubic meters per hour. a) Determine when the water volume in the reservoir is increasing. b) When does the water volume reach its maximum during the observed period? c) Find the net volume added during the interval when the reservoir volume is increasing.

Hints

- The stored volume increases when inflow exceeds outflow. - Find the times when the two rate formulas are equal. - The maximum stored volume occurs when the net rate changes from positive to negative. - Integrate inflow minus outflow over the interval where that difference is positive.

Solution

1. The reservoir volume increases when \(i(t)>o(t)\). Solving \(-0.1t^2+2t+5=12\) gives \(t=10\pm\sqrt{30}\). 2. Because the inflow parabola exceeds the constant outflow between the two intersections, volume increases on \((10-\sqrt{30},10+\sqrt{30})\). 3. The net rate changes from positive to negative at \(t=10+\sqrt{30}\), so the maximum volume occurs then. 4. The net volume added while the volume is increasing is \(\int_{10-\sqrt{30}}^{10+\sqrt{30}}(i(t)-o(t))\,\text{d}t=4\sqrt{30}\) thousand cubic meters, approximately \(21{,}909\,\text{m}^3\).

Answer

a) \(10-\sqrt{30}<t<10+\sqrt{30}\), approximately \(4.52<t<15.48\) hours b) \(t=10+\sqrt{30}\,\text{h}\approx15.48\,\text{h}\) c) \(4\sqrt{30}\times10^3\,\text{m}^3\approx21{,}909\,\text{m}^3\)
Accumulation in applied contexts 108
The graph shows the inflow rate \(r(t)\), in cubic meters per minute, for a stormwater retention basin during a \(20\)-minute storm. a) Explain the meaning of \(\int_0^{20}r(t)\,\mathrm{d}t\) in context, and evaluate it. b) Find the total volume entering the basin during the first \(8\) minutes. c) At what time \(t\) have \(340\,\text{m}^3\) of water entered the basin? d) The basin is initially empty. Beginning at \(t=20\) minutes, water is pumped out at a constant rate of \(20\,\text{m}^3/\text{min}\). At what time is the basin empty again?
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Hints

- Interpret area under a rate graph as accumulated volume. - Use triangle or trapezoid areas where possible. - For part c, write an accumulation equation after \(t=8\). - The pumping process begins only after the inflow ends.

Solution

1. The integral is the total volume entering during the \(20\)-minute storm. The graph forms a triangle, so \(\int_0^{20}r(t)\,\mathrm{d}t =\frac{1}{2}\cdot20\cdot40 =400\,\text{m}^3\). 2. During the first \(8\) minutes, the area is \(\frac{1}{2}\cdot8\cdot40=160\,\text{m}^3\). 3. After \(t=8\), the rate is \(r(t)=40-\frac{10}{3}(t-8)\). Set the accumulated volume equal to \(340\): \(160+\int_8^t\left(40-\frac{10}{3}(s-8)\right)\,\mathrm{d}s=340\). Let \(u=t-8\). Then \(40u-\frac{5}{3}u^2=180\). The solution in \(0\le u\le12\) is \(u=6\), so \(t=14\) minutes. 4. At \(t=20\), the basin contains \(400\,\text{m}^3\). Pumping at \(20\,\text{m}^3/\text{min}\) takes \(\frac{400}{20}=20\) minutes. Therefore, the basin is empty at \(t=40\) minutes.

Answer

a) The total inflow during the storm; \(400\,\text{m}^3\) b) \(160\,\text{m}^3\) c) \(t=14\) minutes d) \(t=40\) minutes

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