In Example 3, we calculated the thickness of a glacier assuming the friction at the base of

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In Example 3, we calculated the thickness of a glacier assuming the friction at the base of the glacier is constant. In we consider cases where the friction varies along the length of the glacier.


EXAMPLE 3 A Glacial Thickness Model Let p=917 kg/m, g = 9.8 m/s, and T = 75,000 N/m in Eq. (2). Use T (0) - 0

(a) Solve the glacier thickness differential equation [Eq. (2)] for T(x) with τ(x) = 75x N/mand initial condition T(0) = 0.

dT dx || T pg(b) Sketch the graph of T for 0 ≤ x ≤ 1000 m.

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Calculus

ISBN: 9781319055844

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Authors: Jon Rogawski, Colin Adams, Robert Franzosa

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