(A) Solve the Differential Equation $\frac { d P } { d t } = \frac { b k P e ^ { - k t } } { 1 - b e ^ { - k t } }$

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Essay

(a) Solve the differential equation $\frac { d P } { d t } = \frac { b k P e ^ { - k t } } { 1 - b e ^ { - k t } }$ , with b = 2 and k = 0.1, and $P _ { o }$ = 1.(b) Sketch a graph of the solution you produced for part (a) and discuss the major characteristics of this monomolecular growth curve.

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