Edexcel F2 2021 October — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleF2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2021
SessionOctober
TopicSecond order differential equations

7. (a) Show that the transformation \(x = t ^ { 2 }\) transforms the differential equation $$4 x \frac { \mathrm {~d} ^ { 2 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } } + 2 ( 1 + 2 \sqrt { x } ) \frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } - 15 y = 15 x$$ into the differential equation $$\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 2 } y } { \mathrm {~d} t ^ { 2 } } + 2 \frac { \mathrm {~d} y } { \mathrm {~d} t } - 15 y = 15 t ^ { 2 }$$ (b) Solve differential equation (II) to determine \(y\) in terms of \(t\).
(c) Hence determine the general solution of differential equation (I).
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