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Differential Equations

Question 1No Calculator

[Maximum mark: 3]



Show that \( y = 5e^{x^4} \) is a solution to the differential equation defined as \( \frac{dy}{dx} = 20x^3y \).



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Question 2No Calculator

[Maximum mark: 5]



The population of alligators in a lake is changing according to the differential equation \( \frac{dP}{dt} = \frac{P}{2} \), where \( t \) is the time gone by in months.



a) Show that \( P = ce^{\frac{t}{2}} \) is a possible solution for any real number \( c \).


b) Why must \( c \ge 0 \)?


c) We have seen that the initial population was 5 alligators. Find the particular solution.

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Question 3 Register

[Maximum mark: 9]



Find the general solutions to the following differential equations.



a) \( \frac{dy}{dx} = 6x^2 \)


b) \( \frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{1}{2x+6} \)


c) \( \frac{dy}{dp} = \frac{p}{\sqrt{36-p^2}} \)


d) \( \frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{y-1}{x+5} \)

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Question 4 Register

[Maximum mark: 6]



Bob is building a big puzzle on a big table. The size of his puzzle grows in proportion to the cube root of the puzzle's current size as he works on it. Before Bob started working on the puzzle, his sister helped out by making the first \( 2\sqrt{2} \, m^2 \) of the puzzle. In the following 4 days, Bob doubled this area covered by the puzzle.


Find the function \( A(t) \), where \( t \) represents the time Bob worked on the puzzle.

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Question 5 Register

[Maximum mark: 5]



A differential equation is given as \(\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{x^2 + y^2}{2x^2}\) for which \(y=0\) when \(x=1\).


a) Apply Euler's method to calculate \(y\) when \(x=2\), with a step length of 0.25.


b) Given that the precise solution is 0.515, find the percentage error in the solution to part (a).

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Question 6 Premium

[Maximum mark: 7]



Consider the differential equation \( \frac{dy}{dx} = (3x - 2)y^3 \).



a) Find the general solution of the differential equation in the form \( y = f(x) \).


b) Given that \( y(1) = 2 \), find the particular solution of the differential equation above.

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Question 7 Premium

[Maximum mark: 10]



The rate of change of the variable \( z \) is proportional to the cube of \( z \).


a) Create a differential equation to represent the model.


b) Find the general solution of the differential equation in (a).


c) Given that \( z(0) = 2 \) and \( z(1) = \frac{1}{4} \), express \( z \) in terms of \( x \).

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Question 8 Premium

[Maximum mark: 12]



Solve the differential equation


\[ x^2y' = y^2 + 4xy + 3x^2 \]


when \( y(1) = -2 \). Give your answer in the form \( y = f(x) \).

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Question 9 Premium

[Maximum mark: 6]



Solve this initial value problem:


\[ xy' = y + x^2 \cos x; \quad y(\pi) = 0 \]

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Question 10 Premium

[Maximum mark: 6]



Let \( \frac{dy}{dx} + 3y^2 = e^{-x} \) and \( y = 2 \) when \( x = 0 \).


Use Euler's method with a step length of 0.1 to find an approximation for the value of \( y \) when \( x = 0.3 \). Give all values in a table.

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Question 11 Premium

[Maximum mark: 6]



Let \( \frac{dy}{dx} + 4y^2 = e^{x} \) and \( y = 1 \) when \( x = 0 \).


Use Euler's method with a step length of 0.1 to approximate \( y \) when \( x = 0.4 \). Give values in a table.

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Question 12 Premium

[Maximum mark: 15]



a) Express \(\frac{1}{(x+2)(x+3)}\) in partial fractions.


b) Solve the following differential equation: \( (x+2)(x+3) \frac{dy}{dx} + y = x + 2 \). Give your answer in the form \( y = f(x) \).

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