Edexcel FP2 2013 June — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2013
SessionJune
TopicTaylor series
TypeImplicit differential equation series solution

  1. Given that
$$y \frac { \mathrm {~d} ^ { 2 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } } + \left( \frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } \right) ^ { 2 } + 5 y = 0$$
  1. find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 3 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 3 } }\) in terms of \(\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 2 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } } , \frac { \mathrm {~d} y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) and \(y\). Given that \(y = 2\) and \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = 2\) at \(x = 0\)
  2. find a series solution for \(y\) in ascending powers of \(x\), up to and including the term in \(x ^ { 3 }\).