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AP Calculus AB 7.5 Euler Approximation Review

Review AP Calculus AB 7.5 by applying Euler updates step by step, using the current slope, step size, and value to track an approximation.

Syllabus
Effective Fall 2025
Course
AP Calculus AB

Exam points

  • apply Euler’s method with a stated step size
  • interpret the resulting numerical approximation for a differential equation

7.6 Finding General Solutions Using Separation of Variables question 1

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At time t=0, a boiled potato is taken from a pot on a stove and left to cool in a kitchen. The internal

temperature of the potato is 91 degrees Celsius ( C{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C} ) at time t=0, and the internal temperature of the potato

is greater than 27C27^{\circ} \mathrm{C} for all times t>0. The internal temperature of the potato at time t minutes can be

modeled by the function H that satisfies the differential equation dHdt=14(H27)\frac{d H}{d t}=-\frac{1}{4}(H-27), where H(t) is

measured in degrees Celsius and H(0)=91.

For t<10, an alternate model for the internal temperature of the potato at time t minutes is the function

G that satisfies the differential equation dGdt=(G27)2/3\frac{d G}{d t}=-(G-27)^{2 / 3}, where G(t) is measured in degrees Celsius

and G(0)=91. Find an expression for G(t). Based on this model, what is the internal temperature of the

potato at time t=3 ?

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