Question 1

sConsider a chemical reaction involving chemicals A, B, and C in which A is converted to B at a rate

k and chemical B is converted to C at a rate of k₂ as illustrated in the compartment model below. I

created the figure in Maple using the "Drawing" option under the Insert menu. Note, in older versions

of Maple it's called the "Canvas" option. Letting A(t), B(t), C(t) be the amount of chemical A, B, C

at time t we can model the chemical reactions with the differential equations