Problem 44478. Exponential decay

Created by Thomas Steffen

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David Verrelli on 4 Jan 2018

"d/dt x(t)" —> "d{x(t)}/dt". Or write perhaps just "x′(t)".

David Verrelli on 4 Jan 2018

By the way, as written your tau represents a "decay constant", rather than a "time constant" — it will have dimensions of reciprocal time (assuming that t represents time).

David Verrelli on 4 Jan 2018

Your Problem Statement and Test Suite appear to be inconsistent. Please check Solution 1404081.

Thomas Steffen on 4 Jan 2018

Thanks for the comments - you are indeed correct, and I have rewritten the equation accordingly. I hope it is correct and consistent now.

David Verrelli on 11 Jan 2018

Thanks for attending to that, Thomas. It looks consistent now.

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