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1.11 H: Integration

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Question 18

A population of bacteria in a laboratory culture is being monitored. The number of bacteria, BBB, in the culture, t t\,t hours after the initial observation, is modelled by the equation

B=400ekt7+ekt B = \frac{400e^{kt}}{7 + e^{kt}} B=7+ekt400ekt​

where k k\,k is a constant.

a.

Find the number of bacteria in the culture at the start of the study.

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b.

Given that there are 160 bacteria in the culture after 5 hours,

show that k=15ln⁡(143)\displaystyle k = \frac{1}{5}\ln\left(\frac{14}{3}\right)k=51​ln(314​).

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c.

Given also that, when t=Tt = Tt=T, the number of bacteria is increasing at a rate of 25 per hour,

find the possible values of TTT, giving your answers to one decimal place.

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1.11 H: Integration Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Maths
  3. /1.11 H: Integration

480 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Maths 1.11 H: Integration, covering 1.11.1 Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, 1.11.2 Integrating standard functions, 1.11.3 Definite integrals and areas, 1.11.4 Integration as the limit of a sum (A-level only), 1.11.5 Integration by substitution and by parts (A-level only), 1.11.6 Integration using partial fractions (A-level only), 1.11.7 Differential equations with separable variables (A-level only), and 1.11.8 Interpreting solutions of differential equations (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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