CAIE FP1 2002 November — Question 8

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2002
SessionNovember
TopicSecond order differential equations

8 The value of the assets of a large commercial organisation at time \(t\), measured in years, is \(
) \left( 10 ^ { 8 } y + 10 ^ { 9 } \right)\(. The variables \)y\( and \)t$ are related by the differential equation $$\frac { d ^ { 2 } y } { d t ^ { 2 } } + 5 \frac { d y } { d t } + 6 y = 15 \cos 3 t - 3 \sin 3 t$$ Find \(y\) in terms of \(t\), given that \(y = 3\) and \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} t } = - 2\) when \(t = 0\). Show that, for large values of \(t\), the value of the assets is less than \(
) 9.5 \times 10 ^ { 8 }$ for about a third of the time.