9231 P11 - Jun 2015 - Q11E - 14 marks
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EITHER
Show that the substitution \(v=\frac1y\) reduces the differential equation
\(\frac2{y^3}\left(\frac{dy}{dx}\right)^2-\frac1{y^2}\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}-\frac2{y^2}\frac{dy}{dx}+\frac5y=17+6x-5x^2\)
to the differential equation
\(\frac{d^2v}{dx^2}+2\frac{dv}{dx}+5v=17+6x-5x^2\).
Hence find \(y\) in terms of \(x\), given that when \(x=0\), \(y=\frac12\) and \(\frac{dy}{dx}=-1\).
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