Unable to solve a differential equation with dsolve

Hello, I am attempting to use the dsolve command to solve the following equation:
dC/dt = (1/V)(AFDe^(-At)-EVC
( with the known constants, the equation looks like this)
dC/dt = (1/10500)(0.215*0.68*1*e^(-0.215*t)-(2.772*10500*C)
This is what I have in my script:
dsolve('DCa = (1/10500)*(0.215*0.68*1*exp(-0.215*t) - 2.772*10500*C)','C(0)=0')
The issue is that the answer that dsolve gives me is not even close to what the answer should be when I solve it using a different platform like wolfram alpha. I also can't pinpoint what I did wrong. Any help would be must appreciated! Thank you!

Answers (1)

you probably need to check the parenthesis and the equation you used with dsolve you might to organize it
v=10500;a=0.215;f=0.68;d=1;e=2.72;
syms a v f d e C(t)
cond = C(0) ==0;
eqn = diff(C,t) == (1/v)*(a*f*d)*(exp(-a*t))-e*v*C;
Csol(t)=dsolve(eqn,cond)

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on 27 Nov 2016

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on 27 Nov 2016

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