Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2015 ia Paper 2 1B Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-10-06
The integrating factor is , so . Integrating gives the general solutionThe particular solution is only defined up to a homogeneous solution. Subtract from it, absorbing that multiple into the arbitrary constant. The same family can then be writtenHolding fixed, the quotient tends to , the derivative of with respect to at . Thus the resonant family is . Direct differentiation gives , so it is the full general solution at resonance. This resonant exponential forcing in a first-order equation limit concerns a reparametrized family, not a fixed value of the original divergent constant . The initial condition gives , hence