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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2019 ii Paper 1 31E iv Solution by
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For , eliminating time gives the separable differential equationand henceDefine the possible limit at for a trajectory starting off the boundary lines byThe set is empty because , so there is no finite accumulation point. Since on and outside , the complete classification off the boundary lines isFor the solution has forward finite-time blow-up, and for it has backward finite-time blow-up, explaining the other empty entries under the usual infinite-time definitions.
It remains to treat . Here and . If , both limit sets equal . If , thenThis includes all boundary cases in both and the initial point.
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