Hyperbola 2026-10-05
A hyperbola is a conic section with two unbounded branches. In suitable coordinates its equation is with . The unit hyperbola is parametrized by , on its right branch, relating it to the hyperbolic functions.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2017 ia Paper 3 3B Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-10-05
The boundary ray has , and its intersection with the hyperbola is . Under the given change of variables, and . Thus the region becomesThe hyperbolic functions satisfy , so the Jacobian determinant isIt is positive in the interior. The coordinate degeneracy at is a boundary set of area zero and does not affect the change of variables formula. ThereforeHere . The PDF specifies two line segments and one hyperbolic arc; the duplicated line in the TeX is not an extra boundary condition.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2019 iii Paper 334 1 e Solution Created 2026-10-03 Updated 2026-10-05
The wall removes the far-field decay condition and instead imposes , . The force-free condition eliminates any first-order mean shear; since mean sheet tangential velocity is zero, . Thus , whereStart with the hyperbolic function form . The lower conditions give , . Defining , the wall conditions giveConsequently the first-order flow for Taylor-sheet swimming next to a rigid wall isFor , ensures a nonzero denominator; as , this reduces to the unbounded first-order field on every fixed height interval.