100 Ib of NaCl are initially dissolved in 600 gal of a NaCl solution in a container. Water is continuously added to the container at a rate of 6 gal/min and the container content, which is kept uniform by mixing, is also withdrawn out of the container at 6 gal/min. Determine how much NaCl will be in the tank at the end of 3 hours.

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Answer:

16.52 lb NaCl will be in the tank at the end of 3 hours.

Explanation:

Let s(t) = gal of NaCl in a container at time t (in minutes).

s'(t) = The rate at which the amount of gal of NaCl in the container is changing.

s'(t) = Rate of NaCl going in - Rate of NaCl going out

[tex]s'(t)=0-\dfrac{6}{600}s[/tex]

[tex]\dfrac{ds}{dt}=-\dfrac{1}{100}s[/tex]

By variable separable method we get

[tex]\dfrac{ds}{s}=-\dfrac{1}{100}dt[/tex]

Integrate both sides.

[tex]\int \dfrac{ds}{s}=\int -\dfrac{1}{100}dt[/tex]

[tex]\ln (s)=-\dfrac{t}{100}+ln C[/tex]

[tex]e^{\ln (s)}=e^{-\dfrac{t}{100}+ln C}[/tex]

[tex]s=e^{-\dfrac{t}{100}}\times e^{ln C}[/tex]

[tex]s=Ce^{-\dfrac{t}{100}}[/tex]                  [tex][\because e^{\ln x}=x][/tex]

100 Ib of NaCl are initially dissolved in 600 gal of a NaCl solution in a container. it means s(0)=100.

[tex]100=Ce^{-\dfrac{(0)}{100}}[/tex]  

[tex]100=C[/tex]

Therefore the required function is

[tex]s=100e^{-\dfrac{t}{100}}[/tex]            .... (1)

We need to find the amount of NaCl will be in the tank at the end of 3 hours.

3 hours = 180 minutes.

Substitute t=180 in equation (1).

[tex]s=100e^{-\dfrac{(180)}{100}}[/tex]

[tex]s=16.52988[/tex]

[tex]s\approx 16.52[/tex]

Therefore, 16.52 lb NaCl will be in the tank at the end of 3 hours.