AQA FP3 2012 January — Question 7

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

7 It is given that, for \(x \neq 0 , y\) satisfies the differential equation $$x \frac { \mathrm {~d} ^ { 2 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } } + 2 ( 3 x + 1 ) \frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } + 3 y ( 3 x + 2 ) = 18 x$$
  1. Show that the substitution \(u = x y\) transforms this differential equation into $$\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 2 } u } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } } + 6 \frac { \mathrm {~d} u } { \mathrm {~d} x } + 9 u = 18 x$$
  2. Hence find the general solution of the differential equation $$x \frac { \mathrm {~d} ^ { 2 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } } + 2 ( 3 x + 1 ) \frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } + 3 y ( 3 x + 2 ) = 18 x$$ giving your answer in the form \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\).
    (8 marks)