SOLUTION: Find the logistic function that satisfies the given conditions.
Initial value=12​, limit to growth=36​, passing through (5,22).
What is the correct expression for x
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Question 1126020: Find the logistic function that satisfies the given conditions.
Initial value=12, limit to growth=36, passing through (5,22).
What is the correct expression for x?
Answer by greenestamps(13209) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I have worked very little with logistic functions; and I have never tried to work a problem where the goal is to find the logistic function when the initial value, the limiting value, and the value at one particular point are given.
I was curious about the methods for doing that; since no other tutor has responded to your question, I decided to look into it.
My methods may be far more complicated then necessary; however, having no training in this kind of problem, the following is what I came up with.
The general logistic function is of the form
Our logistic function has initial value 12; so f(0) = 12:
(1)
Our logistic function has limiting value 36; so f(100) = 36 (100 is an arbitrary "large" number):
(2)
The value of the logistic function is 22 at x=5:
(3)
We can subtract (1) from (2) to eliminate a, allowing us to get an expression for c in terms of b:
And we can get a in terms of b from (2):
Now we can substitute these expressions for a and c in terms of b into (3) and solve for b:
Solving this equation with a graphing calculator yields the solution b = 24.116857.
Then a = 36-b = 11.883143
and c = 24/0.116857 = 205.379
The logistic function with the given requirements is
A graph....
The window is x=0 to x=10, so that x=5 is the middle of the domain. The constant lines y=12, y=22, and y=36 are also shown, to show the initial value, the limiting value, and the value at x=5.
I enjoyed the mental exercise I got from figuring this out....
Now perhaps another tutor who knows logistic functions will respond and show me (and you) that there is a much easier path to the answer....
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