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Pearson Edexcel IAL Mathematics FP2.4.3 Reducible first order differential equations

Practise using given substitutions to reduce first order differential equations, then solve the resulting linear equation.

Syllabus
First assessment 2019
Course
Mathematics YMA01
Level
A2

Exam points

  • show the transformed linear equation before solving it by an integrating factor
  • convert back to y and use an initial condition to give the particular solution

FP2.4.3 - Reducible first order differential equations question 1

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Question (a)

(a)

Show that the transformation v=y-2 x transforms the differential equation

dy dx+2yx(y4x)=28x3\frac{\mathrm{d} y}{\mathrm{~d} x}+2 y x(y-4 x)=2-8 x^{3}

into the differential equation

dv dx=2xv2\frac{\mathrm{d} v}{\mathrm{~d} x}=-2 x v^{2}
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Question (b)

(b)

Hence obtain the general solution of the differential equation (I).

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