A fish population satisfies

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · AP · Calculus BC · Differential Equations · Differential Equations

Problem

A fish population satisfies dPdt=kP ⁣(1−P3000)\dfrac{dP}{dt}=kP\!\Bigl(1-\dfrac{P}{3000}\Bigr), with PP measured in fish and tt in years. Given P(0)=600P(0)=600 and P(5)=900P(5)=900, determine the value of the constant kk (to three decimal places).

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