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A glucose solution is administered intravenously into the bloodstream at a constant rate r. As the glucose is added, it is converted into other substances and removed from the bloodstream at a rate that is proportional to the concentration at that time. Thus a model for the concentration C = C(t) of the glucose solution in the bloodstream is dC/dt = r - kC where k is a positive constant. Assuming that C0 < r/k, find lim t→[infinity] C(t) and interpret your answer

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Answer:

[tex]C(t) =\dfrac{ r}{k} - \left (\dfrac{r-kC_{0}}{k} \right )e^{ -kt}[/tex]

[tex]C(t) =\dfrac{ r}{k}- e^{ -kt}[/tex]   we can conclude that the  function is an increasing function.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that:

[tex]\dfrac{dC}{dt}= r-kC[/tex]

[tex]\dfrac{dC}{r-kC}= dt[/tex]

By taking integration on both sides ;

[tex]\int\limits\dfrac{dC}{r-kC}= \int\limits \ dt[/tex]

[tex]- \dfrac{1}{k}In (r-kC)= t +D[/tex]

[tex]In(r-kC) = -kt - kD \\ \\ r- kC = e^{-kt - kD} \\ \\ r- kC = e^{-kt} e^{ - kD} \\ \\r- kC = Ae^{-kt} \\ \\ kC = r - Ae^{-kt} \\ \\ C = \dfrac{r}{k} - \dfrac{A}{k}e ^{-kt} \\ \\[/tex]

[tex]C(t) =\frac{ r}{k} - \frac{A}{k}e^{ -kt}[/tex]

where;

A is an integration constant

In order to determine A, we have C(0) = C0

[tex]C(0) =\frac{ r}{k} - \frac{A}{k}e^{0}[/tex]

[tex]C_0 =\frac{r}{k}- \frac{A}{k}[/tex]

[tex]C_{0} =\frac{ r-A}{k}[/tex]

[tex]kC_{0} =r-A[/tex]

[tex]A =r-kC_{0}[/tex]

Thus:

[tex]C(t) =\dfrac{ r}{k} - \left (\dfrac{r-kC_{0}}{k} \right )e^{ -kt}[/tex]

b ) Assuming that C0 < r/k, find lim t→[infinity] C(t) and interpret your answer

[tex]C_{0} < \lim_{t \to \infty }C(t)[/tex]

[tex]C_0 < \dfrac{r}{k}[/tex]

[tex]kC_0 <r[/tex]

The equation for C(t) can therefore be re-written as :

[tex]C(t) =\dfrac{ r}{k} - \left (\dfrac{r-kC_{0}}{k} \right )e^{ -kt}[/tex]

[tex]C(t) =\dfrac{ r}{k} - \left (+ve \right )e^{ -kt} \\ \\C(t) =\dfrac{ r}{k}- e^{ -kt}[/tex]

Thus; we can conclude that the above function is an increasing function.

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