The rate of changedtdP of the number of wolves at a national park is modeled by a logistic differential equation. The maximum capacity of the park is 955 wolves. At 8 PM, the number of wolves at the national park is 218 and is increasing at a rate of 26 wolves per day. Write a differential equation to describe the situation.dtdP=□
Q. The rate of change dtdP of the number of wolves at a national park is modeled by a logistic differential equation. The maximum capacity of the park is 955 wolves. At 8 PM, the number of wolves at the national park is 218 and is increasing at a rate of 26 wolves per day. Write a differential equation to describe the situation.dtdP=□
Calculate Fraction Occupied: First, calculate the fraction of the carrying capacity that is currently occupied by the wolves:955218
Solve for r: Next, we solve for r using the equation we derived:26=r⋅218(1−955218)First, calculate the term inside the parentheses:1−955218=1−0.2283=0.7717
Calculate Term Inside Parentheses: Finally, divide the rate of change of the population by this product to solve for r:r=168.350626
Divide Rate of Change: Now we can write the logistic growth differential equation with the values we have found:dtdP=0.1544⋅P(1−955P)This is the differential equation that models the logistic growth of the number of wolves in the national park.
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