C4 June 2013 Q6

EdexcelOld spec11 marksIntegrationModelling

6. Water is being heated in a kettle. At time \(t\) seconds, the temperature of the water is \(\theta\) °C.

The rate of increase of the temperature of the water at any time \(t\) is modelled by the differential equation \[\frac{\mathrm{d}\theta}{\mathrm{d}t} = \lambda(120 - \theta), \qquad \theta \leqslant 100\] where \(\lambda\) is a positive constant.

Given that \(\theta = 20\) when \(t = 0\),

(a) solve this differential equation to show that \[\theta = 120 - 100\mathrm{e}^{-\lambda t}\] (8)

When the temperature of the water reaches 100 °C, the kettle switches off.

(b) Given that \(\lambda = 0.01\), find the time, to the nearest second, when the kettle switches off. (3)