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The number of organisms in a population at time t is denoted by x. Treating x as a continuous variable, the differential equation satisfied by x and t is

\(\frac{dx}{dt} = \frac{xe^{-t}}{k + e^{-t}},\)

where k is a positive constant.

  1. Given that x = 10 when t = 0, solve the differential equation, obtaining a relation between x, k, and t.
  2. Given also that x = 20 when t = 1, show that k = 1 - \(\frac{2}{e}\).
  3. Show that the number of organisms never reaches 48, however large t becomes.
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