2002 Paper 2 Q8

Year: 2002
Paper: 2
Question Number: 8

Course: LFM Pure
Section: Differential equations

Difficulty: 1600.0 Banger: 1500.0

Problem

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: \ \[ \text{(i)} \ \ \lim_ {x \to +\infty} y\exp(-\e^x)\;; \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{(ii)} \ \ \lim_{x \to -\infty}y \e^{-x}\,. \]

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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:
\
\[
  \text{\textbf{(i)}} \ \   \lim_ {x \to +\infty} y\exp(-\e^x)\;; 
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 
\text{\textbf{(ii)}} \ \ \lim_{x \to -\infty}y \e^{-x}\,.
\]