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Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2004 Paper 2 11 ii Solution by
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For equation (1), the characteristic equation is , so . The initial conditions give and , whence , . ThusFor equation (2), the transformed solution is . At one has and . The initial conditions therefore give , , yieldingThe domain is the regular interval containing the initial point and the one covered by .
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