Edexcel C4 Specimen — Question 8

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
SessionSpecimen
TopicDifferential equations

8. A circular stain grows in such a way that the rate of increase of its radius is inversely proportional to the square of the radius. Given that the area of the stain at time \(t\) seconds is \(A \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 2 }\),
  1. show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } A } { \mathrm {~d} t } \propto \frac { 1 } { \sqrt { A } }\).
    (6) Another stain, which is growing more quickly, has area \(S \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 2 }\) at time \(t\) seconds. It is given that $$\frac { \mathrm { d } S } { \mathrm {~d} t } = \frac { 2 \mathrm { e } ^ { 2 t } } { \sqrt { S } }$$ Given that, for this second stain, \(S = 9\) at time \(t = 0\),
  2. solve the differential equation to find the time at which \(S = 16\). Give your answer to 2 significant figures. \section*{END}