A bacterial infection in an internal wound grows as N ' t = N 0 e x p ⁡ ( t ) , where the time t…

A bacterial infection in an internal wound grows as N't=N0exp(t) , where the time t is in hours. A dose of antibiotic, taken orally, needs 1 hour to reach the wound. Once it reaches there, the bacterial population goes down as dNdt=-5N2 . What will be the plot of N0N vs t after 1 hour?

Solution

From 0 to 1 hour, N'=N0et
From 1 hour onwards dNdt=-5N2
So at t=1 hour, N'=eN0
dNdt=-5N2
eN0NN-2dN=-51tdt
1N-1eN0=5t-1
N0N-1e=5N0(t-1)
N0N=5N0(t-1)+1e
N0N=5N0t+1e-5N0
Which is following y=mx+C

Asked in: JEE Main 2019 (10 Apr Shift 1)

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