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a calf weighs wo pounds at birth gains wight at the rat dw/dt= 1200-w where w is wight in pounds and t is time in years

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(\mathrm dw)/(\mathrm dt)=1200-w

(\mathrm dw)/(w-1200)=-\mathrm dt

\displaystyle\int(\mathrm dw)/(w-1200)=-\int\mathrm dt

\ln|w-1200|=-t+C

e^(\ln|w-1200|)=e^(-t+C)

w-1200=Ce^(-t)

w=1200+Ce^(-t)
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