Year: 2002
Paper: 2
Question Number: 8
Course: LFM Pure
Section: Differential equations
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Find $y$ in terms of $x$, given that:
\begin{eqnarray*}
\mbox{for $x < 0\,$}, && \frac{\d y}{\d x} = -y \mbox{ \ \ and \ \ }
y = a \mbox{ when } x = -1\;;
\\
\mbox{for $x > 0\,$}, && \frac{\d y}{\d x} = y \mbox{ \ \ \ \ and \ \ }
y = b \ \mbox{ when } x = 1\;.
\end{eqnarray*}
Sketch a solution curve. Determine the condition on $a$ and $b$
for the solution curve to be continuous (that is, for there to be no `jump' in the value of
$y$) at $x = 0$.
Solve the differential equation
\[
\frac{\d y}{\d x} = \left\vert \e^x-1\right\vert y
\]
given that $y=\e^{\e}$ when $x=1$ and that $y$ is continuous at $x=0\,$.
Write down the following limits:
\
\[
\text{\textbf{(i)}} \ \ \lim_ {x \to +\infty} y\exp(-\e^x)\;;
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \
\text{\textbf{(ii)}} \ \ \lim_{x \to -\infty}y \e^{-x}\,.
\]