A tank contains 400 liters of brine. Twelve liters of brine, each containing 2.5 N of dissolved salt, enter the tank per minute, and the mixture, assumed uniform leaves at the rate of 8 liters per min. If the concentration is to be 2 N/litre at the end of one hour, how many newtons of salt should there be present in the tank originally?
Solution:
Consider the following illustration

Using,
Using the general solution:
To solve we will use First Order Linear Differential Equation (FOLDE) where:
Solve for the integrating factor using the formula:
Apply,
Substitute the given value to the formula:
Apply,
Evaluate C; @t=1hr
Convert 1hr to minutes, where 1hr is simply 60 minutes.
Get the value of S using the equation:
Isolate S,
Get the value of C using Eqn.1
With the presence of the value of C we will now have our working equation:
Using the given working equation, solve for the value of S @ t=0
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