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June 2002 p3 q7
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In a certain chemical process a substance is being formed, and t minutes after the start of the process there are m grams of the substance present. In the process the rate of increase of m is proportional to \((50 - m)^2\). When \(t = 0\), \(m = 0\) and \(\frac{dm}{dt} = 5\).

(i) Show that m satisfies the differential equation \(\frac{dm}{dt} = 0.002(50 - m)^2\).

(ii) Solve the differential equation, and show that the solution can be expressed in the form \(m = 50 - \frac{500}{t + 10}\).

(iii) Calculate the mass of the substance when \(t = 10\), and find the time taken for the mass to increase from 0 to 45 grams.

(iv) State what happens to the mass of the substance as t becomes very large.

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