Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH103/April 2012/Question 04 (d)
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Question 04 (d) |
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Consider the differential equation where is a positive constant, t ≥ 0, k > 0, but y may be positive or negative. Suppose y(0) = y0. Suppose y0 = k/2. Write the solution to the differential equation above in the form What happens as ? |
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Plug in into the solution of Problem 4b. Remember that and use this to select the appropriate signs in the expression. Then take the limit as . |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. Using similar reasoning as the previous problem, When t=0, y(0)>0, so we need to take the positive branch outside the square root: again the last equality holding since k is positive. If we evaluate this at t=0, the positive branch gives , which is wrong, since y(0)=y0=k/2. Hence this is the wrong branch. Indeed, the negative branch gives Our answer is therefore As we have that |