Edexcel FP2 2012 June — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2012
SessionJune
TopicTaylor series
TypeExplicit differential equation series solution

5. $$x \frac { \mathrm {~d} y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = 3 x + y ^ { 2 }$$
  1. Show that $$x \frac { \mathrm {~d} ^ { 2 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } } + ( 1 - 2 y ) \frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = 3$$ Given that \(y = 1\) at \(x = 1\),
  2. find a series solution for \(y\) in ascending powers of ( \(x - 1\) ), up to and including the term in \(( x - 1 ) ^ { 3 }\).