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The rate of change 
(dP)/(dt) 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.

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The rate of change dPdt \frac{d P}{d t} of the number of wolves at a national park is modeled by a logistic differential equation. The maximum capacity of the park is 955955 wolves. At 88 PM, the number of wolves at the national park is 218218 and is increasing at a rate of 2626 wolves per day. Write a differential equation to describe the situation.\newlinedPdt= \frac{d P}{d t}=\square

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Q. The rate of change dPdt \frac{d P}{d t} of the number of wolves at a national park is modeled by a logistic differential equation. The maximum capacity of the park is 955955 wolves. At 88 PM, the number of wolves at the national park is 218218 and is increasing at a rate of 2626 wolves per day. Write a differential equation to describe the situation.\newlinedPdt= \frac{d P}{d t}=\square
  1. Calculate Fraction Occupied: First, calculate the fraction of the carrying capacity that is currently occupied by the wolves:\newline218955\frac{218}{955}
  2. Solve for r: Next, we solve for rr using the equation we derived:\newline26=r218(1218955)26 = r \cdot 218 \left(1 - \frac{218}{955}\right)\newlineFirst, calculate the term inside the parentheses:\newline1218955=10.2283=0.77171 - \frac{218}{955} = 1 - 0.2283 = 0.7717
  3. Calculate Term Inside Parentheses: Finally, divide the rate of change of the population by this product to solve for rr:\newliner=26168.3506r = \frac{26}{168.3506}
  4. Divide Rate of Change: Now we can write the logistic growth differential equation with the values we have found:\newlinedPdt=0.1544P(1P955)\frac{dP}{dt} = 0.1544 \cdot P \left(1 - \frac{P}{955}\right)\newlineThis is the differential equation that models the logistic growth of the number of wolves in the national park.

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