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(d) You are studying how a rumor spreads through a town of N people. Let R(t) he

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Question

(d) You are studying how a rumor spreads through a town of N people. Let R(t) he the number of people who have heard the rumor at time t. i. Write differential equations expressing the following three models. A. The rumor spreads at a rate proportional to the number of people who have heard it. B. The rumor spreads at a rate proportional to the number of people who have not heard it yet. C. The rumor spreads at a rate proportional to the product of the number of the people who have heard it and the number of people who have not yet heard it.

Explanation / Answer

A)

R(t) :people who have heard the rumour

dR(t)/dt = R(t)

b) people who have not heard the rumor is N-R(t):

dR(t)/dt = N-R(t)

c)

dR(t)/dt = R(t)*( N-R(t))