Edexcel
FP2
2003
June
Q3
8 marks
Challenging +1.2
3.
$$\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = x ^ { 2 } - y ^ { 2 } , \quad y = 1 \text { at } x = 0 \text {. (I) }$$
(b) By differentiating (I) twice with respect to \(x\), show that
$$\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 3 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 3 } } + 2 y \frac { \mathrm {~d} ^ { 2 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } } + 2 \left( \frac { \mathrm {~d} y } { \mathrm {~d} x } \right) ^ { 2 } - 2 = 0$$
(c) Hence, for (I), find the series solution for \(\boldsymbol { y }\) in ascending powers of \(\boldsymbol { x }\) up to and including the term in \(\boldsymbol { x } ^ { \mathbf { 3 } }\). (4)
Edexcel
FP2
2006
June
Q7
11 marks
Challenging +1.2
7.
$$\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 2 x } } { \mathrm {~d} t ^ { 2 } } + 3 \sin x = 0 . \quad \text { At } t = 0 , \quad x = 0 \quad \text { and } \quad \frac { \mathrm { d } x } { \mathrm {~d} t } = 0.4$$
(b) Find a series solution for \(x\), in ascending powers of \(t\), up to and including the term in \(t ^ { 3 }\).
(c) Use your answer to (b) to obtain an estimate of \(x\) at \(t = 0.3\).
(2)(Total 11 marks)