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❓:A popular YouTuber, known for sharing practical tips and tricks for effective negotiation in sales, is analyzing the performance data of her negotiation strategies. She's particularly interested in two metrics: the success rate of her negotiation strategies and the average profit margin per successful negotiation.1. The YouTuber has data from the past year showing that if she uses Strategy A, the probability of closing a deal successfully is 0.75. For Strategy B, the probability of closing a deal successfully is 0.65. If she uses Strategy A in 60% of her negotiations and Strategy B in the rest, what is the overall probability that any given negotiation will be successful?2. The YouTuber's data also show that the profit margin per successful negotiation when using Strategy A follows a normal distribution with a mean of 10,000 and a standard deviation of 2,000. For Strategy B, the profit margin per successful negotiation follows a normal distribution with a mean of 12,000 and a standard deviation of 3,000. Assuming she uses the same distribution of strategies as in part 1, what is the expected average profit margin for a successful negotiation?

🧠:<think>Okay, so I have these two questions to solve about a YouTuber's negotiation strategies. Let me try to break them down step by step.Starting with the first question: It says that Strategy A has a 0.75 probability of success, and Strategy B has 0.65. She uses Strategy A 60% of the time and Strategy B the remaining 40%. I need to find the overall probability that any given negotiation is successful.Hmm, okay, so this sounds like a weighted average problem. Since she's using each strategy a certain percentage of the time, I can multiply the success probabilities by their respective weights and add them up.So, let me write that out:Probability of success using Strategy A: 0.75Probability of success using Strategy B: 0.65Proportion of Strategy A: 60% or 0.6Proportion of Strategy B: 40% or 0.4Therefore, overall success probability = (0.6 * 0.75) + (0.4 * 0.65)Let me calculate that:0.6 * 0.75 = 0.450.4 * 0.65 = 0.26Adding those together: 0.45 + 0.26 = 0.71So, the overall probability is 0.71 or 71%. That seems straightforward.Now, moving on to the second question. It's about the expected average profit margin for a successful negotiation. The YouTuber uses the same distribution of strategies, so 60% Strategy A and 40% Strategy B.For Strategy A, the profit margin is normally distributed with a mean of 10,000 and a standard deviation of 2,000. For Strategy B, it's a mean of 12,000 and a standard deviation of 3,000.I need to find the expected average profit margin. So, this is similar to the first question but instead of probabilities, we're dealing with means.So, the expected profit margin would be the weighted average of the two means, weighted by the proportion of each strategy used.Therefore, expected profit margin = (0.6 * 10,000) + (0.4 * 12,000)Calculating that:0.6 * 10,000 = 6,0000.4 * 12,000 = 4,800Adding them together: 6,000 + 4,800 = 10,800So, the expected average profit margin is 10,800.Wait, hold on. Is that all? Let me make sure I didn't miss anything. The question says "expected average profit margin for a successful negotiation." Since we're already considering only successful negotiations, do I need to adjust for the success probabilities? Hmm.Wait, in the first part, we calculated the overall success probability, but in the second part, are we considering only successful negotiations? Or is it the overall expected profit margin regardless of success?Wait, the question says, "the expected average profit margin for a successful negotiation." So, it's conditional on the negotiation being successful. So, actually, I might need to adjust for the fact that not all negotiations are successful.Wait, hold on, maybe I need to use conditional expectation here. Because the expected profit given that the negotiation was successful.So, the formula for conditional expectation would be:E[Profit | Success] = (E[Profit_A | Success_A] * P(Success_A) + E[Profit_B | Success_B] * P(Success_B)) / P(Success)But in this case, the profit margins are given as per successful negotiation, so E[Profit_A | Success_A] is 10,000 and E[Profit_B | Success_B] is 12,000.So, actually, the expected average profit margin is just the weighted average of the two means, weighted by the proportion of each strategy used, but normalized by the overall success probability.Wait, so let me think again.The overall expected profit margin is:E[Profit] = P(A) * E[Profit_A | Success_A] * P(Success_A) + P(B) * E[Profit_B | Success_B] * P(Success_B)But since we're only considering successful negotiations, we need to divide by the total probability of success.So, E[Profit | Success] = [P(A) * E[Profit_A] * P(Success_A) + P(B) * E[Profit_B] * P(Success_B)] / P(Success)Wait, but E[Profit_A] is already given as 10,000, which is conditional on success, right? Because it says "the profit margin per successful negotiation when using Strategy A."So, actually, E[Profit_A | Success_A] = 10,000 and E[Profit_B | Success_B] = 12,000.Therefore, the overall expected profit margin given success is:E[Profit | Success] = [P(A | Success) * E[Profit_A | Success_A] + P(B | Success) * E[Profit_B | Success_B]]But to find P(A | Success) and P(B | Success), we can use Bayes' theorem.P(A | Success) = P(Success | A) * P(A) / P(Success)Similarly, P(B | Success) = P(Success | B) * P(B) / P(Success)We already calculated P(Success) in part 1 as 0.71.So, P(A | Success) = (0.75 * 0.6) / 0.71 = 0.45 / 0.71 ≈ 0.6338Similarly, P(B | Success) = (0.65 * 0.4) / 0.71 = 0.26 / 0.71 ≈ 0.3662Therefore, E[Profit | Success] = (0.6338 * 10,000) + (0.3662 * 12,000)Calculating that:0.6338 * 10,000 = 6,3380.3662 * 12,000 = 4,394.4Adding them together: 6,338 + 4,394.4 ≈ 10,732.4So, approximately 10,732.40.Wait, but earlier I thought it was 10,800. So, which one is correct?I think the confusion is whether the expected profit margin is just the weighted average of the two strategies' expected profits, weighted by their usage, or whether it's the weighted average given that the negotiation was successful.Since the question says "the expected average profit margin for a successful negotiation," it's conditional on the negotiation being successful. Therefore, we need to use the posterior probabilities of having used Strategy A or B given that the negotiation was successful.So, the correct approach is to calculate the posterior probabilities P(A | Success) and P(B | Success), and then take the weighted average of the expected profits.Therefore, the expected average profit margin is approximately 10,732.40.But let me verify this.Alternatively, another way is to compute the overall expected profit margin as:E[Profit] = P(A) * E[Profit_A | Success_A] * P(Success_A) + P(B) * E[Profit_B | Success_B] * P(Success_B)So, E[Profit] = 0.6 * 10,000 * 0.75 + 0.4 * 12,000 * 0.65Calculating:0.6 * 10,000 * 0.75 = 0.6 * 7,500 = 4,5000.4 * 12,000 * 0.65 = 0.4 * 7,800 = 3,120Total E[Profit] = 4,500 + 3,120 = 7,620But this is the overall expected profit per negotiation, regardless of success. To get the expected profit per successful negotiation, we divide by the overall success probability:E[Profit | Success] = 7,620 / 0.71 ≈ 10,732.40Yes, that matches the earlier result. So, the correct expected average profit margin is approximately 10,732.40.Therefore, my initial thought of just taking the weighted average was incorrect because it didn't account for the different success probabilities of each strategy. By using the posterior probabilities, we get a more accurate expected value.So, summarizing:1. Overall success probability: 0.71 or 71%2. Expected average profit margin: Approximately 10,732.40I think that's it. Let me just write the final answers clearly.Final Answer1. The overall probability of success is boxed{0.71}.2. The expected average profit margin is boxed{10732.40} dollars.</think>

❓:A zoning lawyer is representing local residents who oppose a developer's project. The project involves constructing a high-rise building in a residential neighborhood. The lawyer needs to present compelling data showing that the proposed development will significantly alter the current population density and affect local traffic flow.1. The residential neighborhood currently has a population density of 4,000 people per square kilometer and covers an area of 5 square kilometers. The developer's project will add a high-rise building that houses 1,200 new residents on a plot of land that is 0.2 square kilometers. Calculate the new population density of the neighborhood if the high-rise building is approved.2. The current average number of cars per household in the neighborhood is 1.5, and each household has an average of 2.5 residents. Assume that the new high-rise building will have the same car-to-household ratio and resident-to-household ratio as the existing neighborhood. Calculate the percentage increase in the total number of cars in the neighborhood after the construction of the high-rise building.

🧠:<think>First, I need to calculate the new population density of the neighborhood after the high-rise building is added. The current population density is 4,000 people per square kilometer, and the neighborhood covers 5 square kilometers. This means the current total population is 4,000 multiplied by 5, which equals 20,000 people.The high-rise building will add 1,200 new residents. Adding this to the current population gives a new total population of 21,200 people. The total area of the neighborhood will increase by 0.2 square kilometers, making the new total area 5.2 square kilometers.To find the new population density, I divide the new total population by the new total area. So, 21,200 divided by 5.2 equals approximately 4,076.92 people per square kilometer.Next, I need to determine the percentage increase in the total number of cars. The current average number of cars per household is 1.5, and each household has an average of 2.5 residents. First, I'll calculate the number of households in the current neighborhood by dividing the total population by the number of residents per household: 20,000 divided by 2.5 equals 8,000 households. The current number of cars is 8,000 households multiplied by 1.5 cars per household, which equals 12,000 cars.In the high-rise building, there are 1,200 new residents. Dividing this by 2.5 residents per household gives 480 new households. The number of new cars will be 480 households multiplied by 1.5 cars per household, which equals 720 cars.Adding the new cars to the current number of cars gives a total of 12,720 cars. To find the percentage increase, I'll subtract the original number of cars from the new total, divide by the original number, and multiply by 100: (12,720 - 12,000) divided by 12,000 multiplied by 100 equals a 6% increase.</think>

❓:As a young writer, you are drafting a novel that involves multiple intersecting storylines and a diverse set of characters. You aim to create a compelling narrative by ensuring that each character has a unique and relatable development arc. To achieve this, you decide to model the relationships and interactions between characters using a directed graph ( G = (V, E) ), where each vertex ( v in V ) represents a character and each directed edge ( e in E ) represents an interaction that influences the storyline.1. Suppose there are ( n ) characters in your story, and each character has exactly ( k ) directed interactions with other characters. Derive the number of directed edges ( E ) in the graph and prove that the sum of the in-degrees of all vertices equals the sum of the out-degrees of all vertices.2. To ensure a balanced and engaging narrative, you want to identify a subset of characters whose interactions form a strongly connected subgraph. Prove that if the entire graph ( G ) is strongly connected, then for any vertex ( v in V ), there exists a path from ( v ) to any other vertex ( u in V ). Additionally, provide an algorithm to find the smallest strongly connected subgraph containing a given vertex ( v ).

🧠:<think>Alright, so I'm trying to help this young writer model their story's characters using a directed graph. The first question is about figuring out the number of directed edges when each character has exactly k interactions. Hmm, okay. So, in graph theory terms, each vertex (character) has an out-degree of k because each has exactly k directed edges going out. Since it's a directed graph, each edge has a direction, so an interaction from A to B is different from B to A.Now, the total number of directed edges E would be the sum of all out-degrees. Since each of the n characters has k outgoing edges, that should be E = n * k. That makes sense because each edge is counted once as an out-degree from its source vertex.Next, the problem asks to prove that the sum of the in-degrees equals the sum of the out-degrees. I remember that in any directed graph, the sum of all in-degrees is equal to the sum of all out-degrees because each edge contributes one to both an in-degree and an out-degree. So, for every edge, it's leaving one vertex and entering another. Therefore, the total number of edges counted as out-degrees must equal the total counted as in-degrees. So, sum_{v in V} in-degree(v) = sum_{v in V} out-degree(v) = E = n*k. That should be straightforward.Moving on to the second part. The writer wants a subset of characters forming a strongly connected subgraph. I need to prove that if the entire graph G is strongly connected, then for any vertex v, there's a path from v to any other vertex u. Well, that's actually the definition of a strongly connected graph. A graph is strongly connected if there's a directed path between every pair of vertices. So, if G is strongly connected, by definition, for any v and u, there exists a path from v to u. So, that proof is almost tautological, but maybe I should elaborate a bit more.As for the algorithm to find the smallest strongly connected subgraph containing a given vertex v, I recall that in a strongly connected graph, the entire graph is the smallest strongly connected subgraph. But if the graph isn't strongly connected, we can find strongly connected components (SCCs). So, perhaps the approach is to find the SCC that contains v, which would be the smallest subgraph where every vertex is reachable from every other vertex within it.To find this, I can use Kosaraju's algorithm or Tarjan's algorithm. Kosaraju's involves two passes of depth-first search (DFS). First, perform a DFS on the original graph and push vertices onto a stack in the order of completion. Then, reverse the graph and perform DFS in the order of the stack, which identifies the SCCs. Once I have all SCCs, the one containing v is the smallest strongly connected subgraph containing v.Alternatively, Tarjan's algorithm finds SCCs in a single pass using a stack and indices. It's more efficient but a bit more complex. Either way, the key idea is to identify the SCC containing v, which is the minimal strongly connected subgraph that includes v.So, summarizing, the number of edges is n*k, the sum of in-degrees equals the sum of out-degrees, a strongly connected graph by definition allows paths between any two vertices, and finding the smallest strongly connected subgraph containing a vertex involves identifying its SCC using an appropriate algorithm.Final Answer1. The number of directed edges is boxed{nk}, and the sum of in-degrees equals the sum of out-degrees.2. If ( G ) is strongly connected, any vertex can reach any other. The smallest strongly connected subgraph containing ( v ) is found by identifying the strongly connected component containing ( v ).boxed{nk}</think>

❓:A renowned SEO expert, Emily, is analyzing the traffic dynamics on a website she manages. She observes that the traffic, ( T(t) ), at any given time ( t ) (in days) can be modeled by the differential equation:[frac{dT}{dt} = T(t)(a - bln(T(t)))]where ( a ) and ( b ) are positive constants representing the growth rate influenced by SEO strategies and the damping effect due to market saturation, respectively.1. Sub-problem 1: Assume that the initial traffic at ( t = 0 ) is ( T(0) = T_0 ). Determine the general solution for ( T(t) ) considering ( a = 3 ) and ( b = 1 ). What does the solution suggest about the long-term behavior of the website's traffic under Emily's SEO strategy?2. Sub-problem 2: After implementing a new SEO strategy, Emily notices that the traffic model changes to a logistic-type equation given by:[frac{dT}{dt} = rT(t)left(1 - frac{T(t)}{K}right)]where ( r ) is the intrinsic growth rate and ( K ) is the carrying capacity. If ( r = 2 ) and ( K = 10000 ), find the time ( t ) when the traffic first reaches half of the carrying capacity, starting with an initial traffic of ( T_0 = 100 ).

🧠:<think>Alright, so I have these two sub-problems to solve related to differential equations modeling website traffic. Let me take them one by one.Starting with Sub-problem 1. The differential equation given is:[frac{dT}{dt} = T(t)(a - bln(T(t)))]with ( a = 3 ) and ( b = 1 ). The initial condition is ( T(0) = T_0 ). I need to find the general solution for ( T(t) ) and analyze its long-term behavior.Hmm, okay. So this is a first-order ordinary differential equation. It looks a bit like a logistic equation but with a logarithmic term instead of a linear term in the growth rate. Let me see how to approach this.First, let me write down the equation with the given values:[frac{dT}{dt} = T(3 - ln(T))]This is an autonomous equation, meaning it doesn't explicitly depend on time. It seems separable, so I can try to separate variables.Let me rewrite the equation as:[frac{dT}{T(3 - ln(T))} = dt]So, I need to integrate both sides. The left side is with respect to ( T ) and the right side is with respect to ( t ).Let me focus on the integral:[int frac{1}{T(3 - ln(T))} dT]This integral looks a bit tricky. Maybe a substitution will help. Let me set ( u = ln(T) ). Then, ( du = frac{1}{T} dT ), which is perfect because I have a ( frac{1}{T} dT ) term.Substituting, the integral becomes:[int frac{1}{3 - u} du]That's much simpler. The integral of ( frac{1}{3 - u} du ) is ( -ln|3 - u| + C ), where ( C ) is the constant of integration.Substituting back ( u = ln(T) ), we get:[-ln|3 - ln(T)| + C]So, putting it all together, the integral of the left side is ( -ln|3 - ln(T)| + C ), and the integral of the right side is ( t + C' ), where ( C' ) is another constant.Combining constants, we can write:[-ln|3 - ln(T)| = t + C]Let me solve for ( T ). First, multiply both sides by -1:[ln|3 - ln(T)| = -t - C]Exponentiate both sides to eliminate the natural log:[|3 - ln(T)| = e^{-t - C} = e^{-C} e^{-t}]Let me denote ( e^{-C} ) as another constant, say ( C'' ), which is positive because ( e^{-C} > 0 ). So,[|3 - ln(T)| = C'' e^{-t}]Since ( C'' ) is positive, we can write this as:[3 - ln(T) = pm C'' e^{-t}]But since ( 3 - ln(T) ) must be positive or negative depending on the initial condition. Let me think about the initial condition ( T(0) = T_0 ). At ( t = 0 ), we have:[3 - ln(T_0) = pm C'']Since ( C'' ) is positive, the right-hand side is either positive or negative. Let me consider the positive case first:Case 1: ( 3 - ln(T) = C'' e^{-t} )At ( t = 0 ):[3 - ln(T_0) = C'']So, ( C'' = 3 - ln(T_0) ). Therefore, the solution becomes:[3 - ln(T) = (3 - ln(T_0)) e^{-t}]Solving for ( ln(T) ):[ln(T) = 3 - (3 - ln(T_0)) e^{-t}]Exponentiating both sides:[T(t) = e^{3 - (3 - ln(T_0)) e^{-t}} = e^{3} cdot e^{-(3 - ln(T_0)) e^{-t}}]Simplify the exponent:[T(t) = e^{3} cdot e^{-(3 - ln(T_0)) e^{-t}} = e^{3} cdot left( e^{-(3 - ln(T_0))} right)^{e^{-t}}]Wait, that seems a bit complicated. Maybe it's better to leave it as:[T(t) = e^{3 - (3 - ln(T_0)) e^{-t}}]Alternatively, I can write it as:[T(t) = e^{3} cdot e^{-(3 - ln(T_0)) e^{-t}} = e^{3} cdot left( e^{-(3 - ln(T_0))} right)^{e^{-t}}]But perhaps there's a better way to express this. Let me think.Alternatively, let me denote ( C = 3 - ln(T_0) ). Then, the solution becomes:[ln(T) = 3 - C e^{-t}]So,[T(t) = e^{3 - C e^{-t}} = e^{3} cdot e^{-C e^{-t}} = e^{3} cdot left( e^{-C} right)^{e^{-t}}]But ( C = 3 - ln(T_0) ), so ( e^{-C} = e^{-3 + ln(T_0)} = e^{ln(T_0)} e^{-3} = T_0 e^{-3} ). Therefore,[T(t) = e^{3} cdot left( T_0 e^{-3} right)^{e^{-t}} = e^{3} cdot T_0^{e^{-t}} cdot e^{-3 e^{-t}} = T_0^{e^{-t}} cdot e^{3 - 3 e^{-t}}]Hmm, that seems a bit messy. Maybe it's better to leave it in terms of exponentials without combining them.Alternatively, going back to the expression:[T(t) = e^{3 - (3 - ln(T_0)) e^{-t}}]Let me compute ( 3 - (3 - ln(T_0)) e^{-t} ). Let me denote ( A = 3 ) and ( B = 3 - ln(T_0) ), so:[T(t) = e^{A - B e^{-t}}]Which is a neat expression. So, the general solution is:[T(t) = e^{3 - (3 - ln(T_0)) e^{-t}}]Alternatively, I can write this as:[T(t) = e^{3} cdot e^{-(3 - ln(T_0)) e^{-t}}]Which is also acceptable.Now, to analyze the long-term behavior as ( t to infty ). Let's see what happens to ( T(t) ).As ( t to infty ), ( e^{-t} to 0 ). Therefore, the exponent becomes:[3 - (3 - ln(T_0)) cdot 0 = 3]So, ( T(t) to e^{3} ).Therefore, the traffic approaches ( e^{3} ) as time goes to infinity. So, the long-term behavior is that the traffic stabilizes at ( e^{3} ), which is approximately 20.0855.Wait, but let me check if this makes sense. The differential equation is ( frac{dT}{dt} = T(3 - ln(T)) ). The equilibrium points are when ( 3 - ln(T) = 0 ), so ( T = e^{3} ). So, that makes sense. So, the solution approaches the equilibrium point ( T = e^{3} ) as ( t to infty ).Therefore, regardless of the initial condition ( T_0 ), as long as it's positive, the traffic will approach ( e^{3} ). So, the long-term behavior is that the traffic stabilizes at ( e^{3} ).Wait, but hold on. What if ( T_0 > e^{3} )? Let me see. If ( T_0 > e^{3} ), then ( ln(T_0) > 3 ), so ( 3 - ln(T_0) ) is negative. Then, in the solution:[T(t) = e^{3 - (3 - ln(T_0)) e^{-t}} = e^{3 + |ln(T_0) - 3| e^{-t}}]So, as ( t ) increases, ( e^{-t} ) decreases, so the exponent approaches 3 from above. Therefore, ( T(t) ) approaches ( e^{3} ) from above.Similarly, if ( T_0 < e^{3} ), then ( 3 - ln(T_0) ) is positive, so the exponent is ( 3 - ) something decreasing to zero, so ( T(t) ) approaches ( e^{3} ) from below.Therefore, in both cases, the traffic converges to ( e^{3} ). So, the long-term behavior is that the traffic stabilizes at ( e^{3} ).Okay, that seems solid.Now, moving on to Sub-problem 2. The traffic model changes to a logistic equation:[frac{dT}{dt} = rTleft(1 - frac{T}{K}right)]with ( r = 2 ) and ( K = 10000 ). The initial traffic is ( T_0 = 100 ). I need to find the time ( t ) when the traffic first reaches half of the carrying capacity, i.e., ( T(t) = 5000 ).Alright, the logistic equation is a standard one. The general solution is known. Let me recall it.The logistic equation is:[frac{dT}{dt} = rTleft(1 - frac{T}{K}right)]The solution is:[T(t) = frac{K}{1 + left( frac{K - T_0}{T_0} right) e^{-rt}}]Yes, that's the standard solution. Let me verify that.Starting from the logistic equation, we can separate variables:[frac{dT}{T(K - T)} = frac{r}{K} dt]Using partial fractions on the left side:[frac{1}{K} left( frac{1}{T} + frac{1}{K - T} right) dT = frac{r}{K} dt]Integrating both sides:[frac{1}{K} left( ln|T| - ln|K - T| right) = frac{r}{K} t + C]Multiplying both sides by ( K ):[lnleft( frac{T}{K - T} right) = rt + C']Exponentiating both sides:[frac{T}{K - T} = C'' e^{rt}]Where ( C'' = e^{C'} ). Let me solve for ( T ):[T = (K - T) C'' e^{rt}][T = K C'' e^{rt} - T C'' e^{rt}][T + T C'' e^{rt} = K C'' e^{rt}][T(1 + C'' e^{rt}) = K C'' e^{rt}][T = frac{K C'' e^{rt}}{1 + C'' e^{rt}} = frac{K}{1 + frac{1}{C''} e^{-rt}}]Let me denote ( C = frac{1}{C''} ), so:[T(t) = frac{K}{1 + C e^{-rt}}]Applying the initial condition ( T(0) = T_0 ):[T_0 = frac{K}{1 + C}]Solving for ( C ):[1 + C = frac{K}{T_0} implies C = frac{K}{T_0} - 1 = frac{K - T_0}{T_0}]Therefore, the solution is:[T(t) = frac{K}{1 + left( frac{K - T_0}{T_0} right) e^{-rt}}]Which is the standard logistic growth solution.So, plugging in the given values: ( r = 2 ), ( K = 10000 ), ( T_0 = 100 ).So,[T(t) = frac{10000}{1 + left( frac{10000 - 100}{100} right) e^{-2t}} = frac{10000}{1 + 99 e^{-2t}}]We need to find the time ( t ) when ( T(t) = 5000 ).So, set ( T(t) = 5000 ):[5000 = frac{10000}{1 + 99 e^{-2t}}]Multiply both sides by ( 1 + 99 e^{-2t} ):[5000 (1 + 99 e^{-2t}) = 10000]Divide both sides by 5000:[1 + 99 e^{-2t} = 2]Subtract 1:[99 e^{-2t} = 1]Divide both sides by 99:[e^{-2t} = frac{1}{99}]Take the natural logarithm of both sides:[-2t = lnleft( frac{1}{99} right) = -ln(99)]Multiply both sides by -1:[2t = ln(99)]Divide by 2:[t = frac{ln(99)}{2}]Compute ( ln(99) ). Let me recall that ( ln(100) = 4.60517 ), so ( ln(99) ) is slightly less. Let me compute it approximately.Using a calculator, ( ln(99) approx 4.59512 ).Therefore,[t approx frac{4.59512}{2} approx 2.29756]So, approximately 2.2976 days.But let me verify the exact value. Alternatively, since ( ln(99) = ln(9 times 11) = ln(9) + ln(11) = 2ln(3) + ln(11) ). But I don't think that's necessary here. The exact answer is ( frac{ln(99)}{2} ), which is approximately 2.2976.Therefore, the time when the traffic first reaches half of the carrying capacity is ( t = frac{ln(99)}{2} ).Alternatively, I can write it as ( frac{1}{2} ln(99) ).But let me check my steps again to make sure I didn't make a mistake.Starting from ( T(t) = 5000 ):[5000 = frac{10000}{1 + 99 e^{-2t}}]Multiply both sides by denominator:[5000 (1 + 99 e^{-2t}) = 10000]Divide by 5000:[1 + 99 e^{-2t} = 2]Subtract 1:[99 e^{-2t} = 1]Divide by 99:[e^{-2t} = 1/99]Take ln:[-2t = ln(1/99) = -ln(99)]Multiply by -1:[2t = ln(99)]Divide by 2:[t = frac{ln(99)}{2}]Yes, that seems correct.So, the exact time is ( frac{ln(99)}{2} ), which is approximately 2.2976 days.Therefore, the time when traffic first reaches half of the carrying capacity is ( frac{ln(99)}{2} ) days.Final Answer1. The general solution is ( boxed{T(t) = e^{3 - (3 - ln(T_0)) e^{-t}}} ), and the traffic approaches ( boxed{e^3} ) in the long term.2. The time when traffic first reaches half of the carrying capacity is ( boxed{dfrac{ln(99)}{2}} ) days.</think>

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