Question: Continuing, with ( N = x + y ) a constant, and that ( x = ) the number of zombies

Continuing, with \( N=x+y \) a constant, and that \( x=\) the number of zombies and \( y=\) the numbers of normal humans at time \( t \) in days, and the model of the rate of change of the numbers of zombies to be \(\frac{d x}{d t}=k x y \).
Say on day zero (\( t=0\)), there is initially one zombie. By day 10(\( t=10\)), there is 100 zombies.
If on this island there is a total of \( N=1\) million beings, by what day will half the population on the island be zombies?
(Round your answer to 4 decimal places).
Hint. To solve this you should again put everything in terms of \( x \) and \( t \). This is in fact a Bernoulli differential equation, however you do not need the method (of substitution) for Bernoulli to solve this DE, as you have already identified in the previous part what kind this is (you could treat it as Bernoulli however, both ways work!). Using the relevant integration technique, you can solve for a 1parameter family of solutions \( x=x(t)\), Using the information given, you can determine all the unknown coefficient and parameters.
Continuing, with \ ( N = x + y \ ) a constant,

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