Revision as of 16:13, 6 October 2008 by Ctuchek (Talk)

(A)

So you know:

A(t) = the integral of e^(-x) dx from 0 to t

and

V(t) = the integral of Pi*[e^(-x)]^2 dx from 0 to t

Just evaluate the integrals:

A(t) = -e^-t + 1

and

V(t) = -(1/2)*Pi*e^-2x + Pi/2

and then take the limits as t approaches infinity.

(B)

Just put V(t) over A(t) and take the limits.

(C)

I'm not sure what to do here though

Idryg 21:02, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

On part C, since e^a is valid for all real a, and since V(0) and A(0) are valid functions (i.e. V(0) does not give a no solution), the limit as t approaches zero from the right is the same as if t approaches infinity from the left. This means that you can just take the limit as t approaches 0 and ignore the 0+ aspect of the problem. I am not %100 sure about this, but this is how I understood the problem, maybe if someone graphs this, we can see what V(t)/A(t) is approaching when t = 0. --Ctuchek 21:13, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

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