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Mth401 # Mubashir - Assignment

The document provides solutions to two questions: 1) It describes how to solve a first-order differential equation using separation of variables, which may involve complex numbers depending on the roots. 2) It explains how to use the carbon-14 exponential decay formula to determine that a fossil containing 14% of original carbon-14 is approximately 2634.67 years old, given the half-life of carbon-14 is 5730 years.

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Mth401 # Mubashir - Assignment

The document provides solutions to two questions: 1) It describes how to solve a first-order differential equation using separation of variables, which may involve complex numbers depending on the roots. 2) It explains how to use the carbon-14 exponential decay formula to determine that a fossil containing 14% of original carbon-14 is approximately 2634.67 years old, given the half-life of carbon-14 is 5730 years.

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Mth401 Assignment#1 Fall-2023

Section incharge-Mubashir Hussain


Solution By Pin✌️.
Question:1

Find every nonzero solution of the differential equation:

Answer:

The given differential equation is . To solve this first-order ordinary


differential equation, you can use separation of variables. Here's how you can do it
Separate the variables and integrate:

Now, integrate both sides:

To integrate the left side, perform partial fraction decomposition. The partial fraction

decomposition of may involve complex numbers, depending on the roots of


the denominator. The solution to this decomposition will give you the integral on the
left side.
Once you find the integral, you can solve for y and find the general solution to the
differential equation. Keep in mind that, due to the possible presence of complex roots
in the partial fraction decomposition, the solutions might involve complex numbers.
If you need further assistance or clarification on any step of the solution, feel free to
ask.
Question:2
A fossilized bone is found to contain only 14% of the original amount of Carbon-14 in living
animals today. Determine how old is the fossil. Half-life of the Carbon-14 is τ = 5730 years
Answer:
The decay of Carbon-14 follows an exponential decay model, and the amount of
Carbon-14 remaining after time t can be expressed using the formula
Where:
● N(t) is the amount of Carbon-14 remaining at time t
● N0​is the initial amount of Carbon-14,
● τ is the half-life of Carbon-14,
● e is the base of the natural logarithm
In this case, you're given that the fossilized bone contains only 14% of the original
amount of Carbon-14, so N(t)=0.14N0​. You also know the half-life τ=5730 years
substitute these values into the formula:

Now, solve for t:

Take the natural logarithm of both sides to solve for t:

Now, solve for t:


t=−5730ln (0.14)

Use a calculator to find the numerical value for t:

t≈2634.67 years

So, the fossil is approximately 2634.67 years old.

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