| Exam Board | Edexcel |
| Module | FP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Session | June |
| Topic | First order differential equations (integrating factor) |
12. (a) Use the substitution \(y = v x\) to transform the equation
$$\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { ( 4 x + y ) ( x + y ) } { x ^ { 2 } } , x > 0$$
into the equation
$$x \frac { \mathrm {~d} v } { \mathrm {~d} x } = ( 2 + v ) ^ { 2 }$$
(b) Solve the differential equation II to find \(\boldsymbol { v }\) as a function of \(\boldsymbol { x }\)
(c) Hence show that \(\quad y = - 2 x - \frac { x } { \ln x + c }\), where \(c\) is an arbitrary constant, is a general solution of the differential equation I.