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9709 P33 - Jun 2011 - Q9
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In a chemical reaction, a compound X is formed from two compounds Y and Z. The masses in grams of X, Y and Z present at time t seconds after the start of the reaction are x, 10 − x and 20 − x respectively. At any time the rate of formation of X is proportional to the product of the masses of Y and Z present at the time. When t = 0, x = 0 and \(\frac{dx}{dt} = 2\).

(i) Show that x and t satisfy the differential equation \(\frac{dx}{dt} = 0.01(10-x)(20-x)\).

(ii) Solve this differential equation and obtain an expression for x in terms of t.

(iii) State what happens to the value of x when t becomes large.

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