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Past exam of the mathematical methods I course of the University of Oxford 2017 7 a Solution by
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For , use the Euler differential equation substitution , so , and . The transformed equation isIts characteristic polynomial factors as . The forcing coincides with a homogeneous solution, so the method of undetermined coefficients requires a particular solution . Substitution gives , hence . Transforming back,The conditions at give and , soDifferentiating confirms both initial values and the original equation. The solution interval containing excludes the singular point .
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