FP2 June 2015 Q8

EdexcelOld spec14 marksSecond Order Differentials

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(a) Show that the transformation \(x = \mathrm{e}^u\) transforms the differential equation \[x^2\frac{\mathrm{d}^2y}{\mathrm{d}x^2} - 7x\frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x} + 16y = 2\ln x, \quad x \gt 0 \qquad \text{(I)}\] into the differential equation \[\frac{\mathrm{d}^2y}{\mathrm{d}u^2} - 8\frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}u} + 16y = 2u \qquad \text{(II)}\] (6)
(b) Find the general solution of the differential equation (II), expressing \(y\) as a function of \(u\). (7)
(c) Hence obtain the general solution of the differential equation (I). (1)