OCR FP3 2012 January — Question 5

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleFP3 (Further Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2012
SessionJanuary
TopicSecond order differential equations

5 The variables \(x\) and \(y\) satisfy the differential equation $$2 \frac { \mathrm {~d} ^ { 2 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } } + 3 \frac { \mathrm {~d} y } { \mathrm {~d} x } - 2 y = 5 \mathrm { e } ^ { - 2 x }$$
  1. Find the complementary function of the differential equation.
  2. Given that there is a particular integral of the form \(y = p x \mathrm { e } ^ { - 2 x }\), find the constant \(p\).
  3. Find the solution of the equation for which \(y = 0\) and \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = 4\) when \(x = 0\).