| Exam Board | Edexcel |
| Module | FP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Session | June |
| Topic | First order differential equations (integrating factor) |
7. (a) Show that the transformation \(z = y ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } }\) transforms the differential equation
$$\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } - 4 y \tan x = 2 y ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } }$$
into the differential equation
$$\frac { \mathrm { d } z } { \mathrm {~d} x } - 2 z \tan x = 1$$
(b) Solve the differential equation (II) to find \(z\) as a function of \(x\).
(c) Hence obtain the general solution of the differential equation (I).