Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2005 Paper 2 8 b Solution Created 2026-10-18 Updated 2026-10-20
The form is not exact, because and . For an integrating factor depending on one coordinate, the condition with gives . ThusFor example, on , the multiplied form is , with potential . On , a corresponding potential is . The factor is local to these domains and is singular on the excluded line .