1.

(a)

Find the value of for which y = x sin 5x is a particular integral of the differential
equation

d2 y
25 y 3 cos 5 x
dx 2
(4)

(b)

Using your answer to part (a), find the general solution of the differential equation

d2 y
25 y 3 cos 5 x
dx 2
(3)

dy
5,
Given that at x = 0, y = 0 and dx
(c)

find the particular solution of this differential equation, giving your solution in the
form
y = f(x).
(5)

(d)

Sketch the curve with equation y = f(x) for 0 x .

(2)
(Total 14 marks)

d2x
dx
5 6 x 2e t
2
dt
dt

2.

dx
2 at t 0
Given that x = 0 and dt
,
(a)

find x in terms of t.
(8)

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The solution to part (a) is used to represent the motion of a particle P on the x-axis. At
time t seconds, where t > 0, P is x metres from the origin O.

(b)

2 3
Show that the maximum distance between O and P is 9 m and justify that this
distance is a maximum.
(7)
(Total 15 marks)

3.

(a)

Find, in terms of k, the general solution of the differential equation

d2 x
dx
4 3 x kt 5
2
dt
dt
, where k is a constant and t > 0.
(7)

For large values of t, this general solution may be approximated by a linear function.
(b)

Given that k = 6, find the equation of this linear function.

(2)
(Total 9 marks)

4.

(a)

Find the general solution of the differential equation

d 2 y dy

2 y x2
2
dx
dx
(8)

(b)

dy
3
Find the particular solution for which, at x = 0, y = 2 and dx
.
(6)
(Total 14 marks)

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5.

For the differential equation

d2 y
dx

dy
2 y 2 x x 3 ,
dx

dy
find the solution for which at x = 0, dx = 1 and y = 1.
(Total 12 marks)

6.

A scientist is modelling the amount of a chemical in the human bloodstream. The

1
amount x of the chemical, measured in mg l , at time t hours satisfies the differential
equation
2x

(a)

d 2 x dx
6

dt 2
dt

x 2 3x 4 ,

x 0.

1
2
Show that the substitution y = x transforms this differential equation into

d2 y
y 3
dt 2
.

I
(5)

(b)

Find the general solution of differential equation I .

(4)

dx
1
Given that at time t = 0, x = 2 and dt = 0,
(c)

find an expression for x in terms of t,

(4)

(d)

write down the maximum value of x as t varies.

(1)
(Total 14 marks)

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7.

Given that 3x sin 2x is a particular integral of the differential equation

d2 y
4 y k cos 2 x
dx 2
,
where k is a constant,
(a)

calculate the value of k,

(4)

(b)

find the particular solution of the differential equation for which at x = 0, y = 2, and

x , y
4
2.
for which at
(4)
(Total 8 marks)

8.

(a)

Find the general solution of the differential equation

d2x
dx
2 5 x 0.
2
dt
dt
(4)

(b)

dx
1
Given that x = 1 and dt
at t = 0, find the particular solution of the differential
equation, giving your answer in the form x = f(t).
(5)

(c)

Sketch the curve with equation x = f(t), 0 t p, showing the coordinates, as

multiples of , of the points where the curve cuts the x-axis.
(4)
(Total 13 marks)

9.

(a)

Find the general solution of the differential equation

d2 x
dx
2
2 dt + 5 dt + 2x = 2t + 9.
(6)

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(b)

dx
Find the particular solution of this differential equation for which x = 3 and dt =
1 when t = 0.
(4)

The particular solution in part (b) is used to model the motion of a particle P on the xaxis. At time t seconds (t 0), P is x metres from the origin O.
(c)

Show that the minimum distance between O and P is

that the distance is a minimum.

1
2

(5 + ln 2) m and justify
(4)
(Total 14 marks)

10.

(a)

Find the general solution of the differential equation

d2 y
dy
2
dt + 2 dt + 2y = 2et.
(6)

(b)

dy
Find the particular solution that satisfies y = 1 and dt = 1 at t = 0.
(6)
(Total 12 marks)

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