Edexcel FP1 AS Specimen — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP1 AS (Further Pure 1 AS)
SessionSpecimen
TopicDifferential equations

  1. The value, V hundred pounds, of a particular stock thours after the opening of trading on a given day is modelled by the differential equation
$$\frac { d V } { d t } = \frac { V ^ { 2 } - t } { t ^ { 2 } + t V } \quad 0 < t < 8.5$$ A trader purchases \(\pounds 300\) of the stock one hour after the opening of trading.
Use two iterations of the approximation formula \(\left( \frac { \mathrm { dy } } { \mathrm { dx } } \right) _ { 0 } \approx \frac { \mathrm { y } _ { 1 } - \mathrm { y } _ { 0 } } { \mathrm {~h} }\) to estimate, to the nearest \(\pounds\), the value of the trader's stock half an hour after it was purchased.
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