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Total oil pumped via net change theorem

An oil pump extracts oil from a well at a rate of R′(t)=100+20cos⁡(πt12)R'(t) = 100 + 20\cos\left(\dfrac{\pi t}{12}\right) barrels per hour, where tt is the number of hours after the pump starts.

Use the Net Change Theorem to find the total amount of oil pumped during the first 24 hours of operation, that is, evaluate ∫024(100+20cos⁡(πt12))dt.\int_0^{24} \left(100 + 20\cos\left(\frac{\pi t}{12}\right)\right) dt.

Hint

The total accumulated quantity is the integral of the rate function over the given time interval. Split the integral into two terms, and for the cosine term use u-substitution with u=πt12u = \frac{\pi t}{12} to find its antiderivative.

Step-by-step solution

By the Net Change Theorem, the total oil pumped equals ∫024R′(t) dt\int_0^{24} R'(t)\, dt. Split the integral: ∫024100 dt+∫02420cos⁡(πt12)dt\int_0^{24} 100\, dt + \int_0^{24} 20\cos\left(\frac{\pi t}{12}\right) dt. For the second integral, let u=πt12u = \frac{\pi t}{12}, so du=π12dtdu = \frac{\pi}{12} dt, meaning dt=12πdudt = \frac{12}{\pi} du.

This gives ∫20cos⁡(u)⋅12πdu=240πsin⁡(u)=240πsin⁡(πt12)\int 20\cos(u) \cdot \frac{12}{\pi} du = \frac{240}{\pi}\sin(u) = \frac{240}{\pi}\sin\left(\frac{\pi t}{12}\right). Evaluating from 00 to 2424: the sine term is sin⁡(2π)−sin⁡(0)=0\sin(2\pi) - \sin(0) = 0, since t=24t=24 corresponds to u=2πu = 2\pi. So only the constant term contributes: 100(24)−100(0)=2400100(24) - 100(0) = 2400 barrels.

Therefore the total oil pumped over the 24 hours is 24002400 barrels — the cosine term integrates to zero over a full period, leaving only the constant average rate of 100100 barrels/hour times 2424 hours.

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