CAIE Further Paper 2 2021 June — Question 5

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFurther Paper 2 (Further Paper 2)
Year2021
SessionJune
TopicSecond order differential equations

5 The variables \(x\) and \(y\) are related by the differential equation $$\frac { d ^ { 2 } y } { d x ^ { 2 } } - 2 \frac { d y } { d x } - 3 y = 4 e ^ { - x }$$
  1. Find the value of the constant \(k\) such that \(\mathrm { y } = \mathrm { kxe } ^ { - \mathrm { x } }\) is a particular integral of the differential equation.
  2. Find the solution of the differential equation for which \(\mathrm { y } = \frac { \mathrm { dy } } { \mathrm { dx } } = \frac { 1 } { 2 }\) when \(x = 0\).