Edexcel Paper 1 2018 June — Question 10

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModulePaper 1 (Paper 1)
Year2018
SessionJune
TopicDifferential equations

  1. The height above ground, \(H\) metres, of a passenger on a roller coaster can be modelled by the differential equation
$$\frac { \mathrm { d } H } { \mathrm {~d} t } = \frac { H \cos ( 0.25 t ) } { 40 }$$ where \(t\) is the time, in seconds, from the start of the ride. Given that the passenger is 5 m above the ground at the start of the ride,
  1. show that \(H = 5 \mathrm { e } ^ { 0.1 \sin ( 0.25 t ) }\)
  2. State the maximum height of the passenger above the ground. The passenger reaches the maximum height, for the second time, \(T\) seconds after the start of the ride.
  3. Find the value of \(T\).