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  1. October 4th 2009, 06:22 PM #1
    morganfor
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    population growth differential eq.

    how does one solve the differential equation:

    dP/dt=aP^k?

    thanks!
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  2. October 4th 2009, 10:48 PM #2
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    First you write the DE as...

    \frac{dP}{P^{k}} = a\cdot dt

    ... and then you integrate both terms...

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