Edexcel FP2 2010 June — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2010
SessionJune
TopicFirst 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).