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Past exam of the mathematical methods I course of the University of Oxford 2022 2 Solution by
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On an interval with , the zero function is one solution. For a nonzero solution, set . Dividing the equation by two and differentiating gives the linear ordinary differential equationIts integrating factor is , so and . Absorbing the factor four into the integration constant givesFor real solutions, choose a connected interval avoiding on which , with a fixed sign. The special straight solutions are already included at . The separate zero solution would be lost by the division used in the substitution.
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