CAIE
FP1
2014
June
Q10
12 marks
Challenging +1.2
10 Find the particular solution of the differential equation
$$\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 2 } x } { \mathrm {~d} t ^ { 2 } } + 0.16 \frac { \mathrm {~d} x } { \mathrm {~d} t } + 0.0064 x = 8.64 + 0.32 t$$
given that when \(t = 0 , x = 0\) and \(\frac { \mathrm { d } x } { \mathrm {~d} t } = 0\).
Show that, for large positive \(t , \frac { \mathrm {~d} x } { \mathrm {~d} t } \approx 50\).
CAIE
FP1
2002
November
Q8
12 marks
Challenging +1.2
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.
CAIE
FP1
2013
November
Q16 OR
Challenging +1.8
Given that
$$y ^ { 2 } \frac { \mathrm {~d} ^ { 2 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } } - 6 y ^ { 2 } \frac { \mathrm {~d} y } { \mathrm {~d} x } + 2 y \left( \frac { \mathrm {~d} y } { \mathrm {~d} x } \right) ^ { 2 } + 3 y ^ { 3 } = 25 \mathrm { e } ^ { - 2 x }$$
and that \(v = y ^ { 3 }\), show that
$$\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 2 } v } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } } - 6 \frac { \mathrm {~d} v } { \mathrm {~d} x } + 9 v = 75 \mathrm { e } ^ { - 2 x }$$
Find the particular solution for \(y\) in terms of \(x\), given that when \(x = 0 , y = 2\) and \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = 1\).