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Slope Fields
13. Intro to Differential Equations / Slope Fields / Problem 3
Problem 3

A population of bacteria in a Petri dish is modeled by P(t)+aP(t)=SP^{\(\prime\)}(t)+aP(t)=S, where P(t) P(t) is the population at time t t (in hours), a a is the death rate constant, and S S is the supply rate. If S=40 S = 40 cells per hour and a=0.2 a = 0.2 per hour, what is the equilibrium population?