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.
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- Effective Fall 2025
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- AP Calculus AB
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.
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 ) at time t=0, and the internal temperature of the potato
is greater than 27∘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 dtdH=−41(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 dtdG=−(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 ?
d G(G-27)^2 / 3=-d td G(G-27)^2 / 3=(-1) d t3(G-27)^1 / 3=-t+C3(91-27)^1 / 3=0+C C=123(G-27)^1 / 3=12-tG(t)=27+(12-t/3)^3 for 0 <= t<10
The internal temperature of the potato at time t=3 minutes is
27+(12-3/3)^3=54 degrees Celsius.
5: \arrayl1: separation of variables
1: antiderivatives
1: constant of integration and
uses initial condition
1: equation involving G and t
1: G(t) and G(3)array.
Note: 2 / 5[1-1-0-0-0] if no constant
of integration
Note: 0 / 5 if no separation of variables