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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2018 ii Paper 3 33A d Solution by
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Put , so andSubstitution into the Lie-symmetry determining equation for a first-order ordinary differential equation and separation with respect to the arbitrary function givesThese equations imply and . Apart from the zero generator, the common symmetry for arbitrary is therefore generated byIts one-parameter group is the scaling symmetrywhich leaves invariant. Special choices of can have additional symmetries, but this is the complete symmetry valid for an arbitrary smooth .
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