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June 2005 p3 q8
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(i) Using partial fractions, find \(\int \frac{1}{y(4-y)} \, dy\).
(ii) Given that \(y = 1\) when \(x = 0\), solve the differential equation \(\frac{dy}{dx} = y(4-y)\), obtaining an expression for \(y\) in terms of \(x\).
(iii) State what happens to the value of \(y\) if \(x\) becomes very large and positive.
Solution
(i) Express \(\frac{1}{y(4-y)}\) in partial fractions: \(\frac{A}{y} + \frac{B}{4-y}\).
Solving for \(A\) and \(B\), we get \(A = \frac{1}{4}\) and \(B = -\frac{1}{4}\).