In a previous exercise we formulated a model for learning in the form of the differential equation dP dt = k(M − P) where P(t) measures the performance of someone learning a skill after a training time t, M is the maximum level of performance, and k is a positive constant. Solve this differential equation to find an expression for P(t). (Use P for P(t). Assume that P(0) = 0.)

Respuesta :

Answer:

[tex] \frac{dP}{M-P}= kdt[/tex]

And we can integrate both sides of the equation using the following substitution:

[tex] u= M-P, du =-dP[/tex]

And replacing we got:

[tex] \int -\frac{du}{u} = kt +C[/tex]

[tex] -ln (u)= kt+c[/tex]

If we multiply both sides by -1 we got:

[tex] ln (u ) = -kt -c[/tex]

[tex] ln (M-P) = -kt -c[/tex]

And using exponential in both sides of the equation we got:

[tex] M-P = e^{-kt} e^{-c}[/tex]

And solving for P we got:

[tex] P(t) = M- e^{-kt}e^{-c}[/tex]

And replacing [tex] P_o =e^{-c}[/tex] we got:

[tex] P(t) = M - P_o e^{-kt}[/tex]

We can use the condition [tex] P(0)=0[/tex] and we got:

[tex] 0 = M -P_o e^0 [/tex]

And we see that [tex] M = P_o[/tex] and replacing we got:

[tex] P= M(1- e^{-kt})[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

For this case we aasume the following differential equation:

[tex] \frac{dP}{dt}= k(M-P)[/tex]

Is a separable differential equation so we can do the following procedure:

[tex] \frac{dP}{M-P}= kdt[/tex]

And we can integrate both sides of the equation using the following substitution:

[tex] u= M-P, du =-dP[/tex]

And replacing we got:

[tex] \int -\frac{du}{u} = kt +C[/tex]

[tex] -ln (u)= kt+c[/tex]

If we multiply both sides by -1 we got:

[tex] ln (u ) = -kt -c[/tex]

[tex] ln (M-P) = -kt -c[/tex]

And using exponential in both sides of the equation we got:

[tex] M-P = e^{-kt} e^{-c}[/tex]

And solving for P we got:

[tex] P(t) = M- e^{-kt}e^{-c}[/tex]

And replacing [tex] P_o =e^{-c}[/tex] we got:

[tex] P(t) = M - P_o e^{-kt}[/tex]

We can use the condition [tex] P(0)=0[/tex] and we got:

[tex] 0 = M -P_o e^0 [/tex]

And we see that [tex] M = P_o[/tex] and replacing we got:

[tex] P= M(1- e^{-kt})[/tex]