It is given that y=13+sin⁡2xy = \dfrac{1}{3 + \sin 2x}.

  1. (a)

    Show that d2ydx2−4y2sin⁡2x+4ydydxcos⁡2x=0\dfrac{\mathrm{d}^2 y}{\mathrm{d}x^2} - 4y^2 \sin 2x + 4y\dfrac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x} \cos 2x = 0. Hence find the Maclaurin series for yy, up to and including the term in x2x^2.

  2. (b)

    Given further that xx is small so that x3x^3 and higher powers of xx can be neglected, use appropriate expansions from the List of Formulae (MF26) to verify the correctness of the series of yy in part (a).

  3. (c)

    Use the series expansion found in part (a) and integration to find an approximate value for ∫01.513+sin⁡2x  dx\displaystyle\int_{0}^{1.5} \dfrac{1}{3 + \sin 2x}\;\mathrm{d}x.

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8(a)

1. Rewrite the equation to avoid fractions and find the first derivative implicitly with respect to $x$.

y=13+sin⁡2xy = \frac{1}{3 + \sin 2x}
y(3+sin⁡2x)=1y(3 + \sin 2x) = 1
Differentiating with respect to xx using the product rule:
dydx(3+sin⁡2x)+y(2cos⁡2x)=0\frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x}(3 + \sin 2x) + y(2\cos 2x) = 0

2. Differentiate a second time to show the required differential equation.

Differentiating implicitly again with respect to xx:
d2ydx2(3+sin⁡2x)+dydx(2cos⁡2x)+dydx(2cos⁡2x)+y(−4sin⁡2x)=0\frac{\mathrm{d}^2y}{\mathrm{d}x^2}(3 + \sin 2x) + \frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x}(2\cos 2x) + \frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x}(2\cos 2x) + y(-4\sin 2x) = 0
d2ydx2(3+sin⁡2x)+4dydxcos⁡2x−4ysin⁡2x=0\frac{\mathrm{d}^2y}{\mathrm{d}x^2}(3 + \sin 2x) + 4\frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x}\cos 2x - 4y\sin 2x = 0
Since y=13+sin⁡2xy = \frac{1}{3 + \sin 2x}, we can substitute (3+sin⁡2x)=1y(3 + \sin 2x) = \frac{1}{y}:
d2ydx2(1y)+4dydxcos⁡2x−4ysin⁡2x=0\frac{\mathrm{d}^2y}{\mathrm{d}x^2}\left(\frac{1}{y}\right) + 4\frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x}\cos 2x - 4y\sin 2x = 0
Multiplying the entire equation by yy gives the required result:
d2ydx2−4y2sin⁡2x+4ydydxcos⁡2x=0(shown)\frac{\mathrm{d}^2 y}{\mathrm{d}x^2} - 4y^2 \sin 2x + 4y\frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x} \cos 2x = 0 \quad \text{(shown)}

3. Evaluate $y$, $\dfrac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x}$, and $\dfrac{\mathrm{d}^2y}{\mathrm{d}x^2}$ at $x = 0$.

When x=0x = 0:
y=13+sin⁡0=13y = \frac{1}{3 + \sin 0} = \frac{1}{3}
Substituting into the first derivative equation:
dydx(3+0)+(13)(2cos⁡0)=0  ⟹  3dydx+23=0  ⟹  dydx=−29\frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x}(3 + 0) + \left(\frac{1}{3}\right)(2\cos 0) = 0 \implies 3\frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x} + \frac{2}{3} = 0 \implies \frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x} = -\frac{2}{9}
Substituting into the second derivative equation:
d2ydx2−4(13)2(0)+4(13)(−29)(1)=0\frac{\mathrm{d}^2 y}{\mathrm{d}x^2} - 4\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)^2(0) + 4\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)\left(-\frac{2}{9}\right)(1) = 0
d2ydx2−0−827=0  ⟹  d2ydx2=827\frac{\mathrm{d}^2 y}{\mathrm{d}x^2} - 0 - \frac{8}{27} = 0 \implies \frac{\mathrm{d}^2 y}{\mathrm{d}x^2} = \frac{8}{27}

4. Construct the Maclaurin series for $y$ up to the $x^2$ term.

Using the Maclaurin series formula y=y(0)+y′(0)x+y′′(0)2!x2+…y = y(0) + y'(0)x + \frac{y''(0)}{2!}x^2 + \dots :
y=13+(−29)x+8272x2+…y = \frac{1}{3} + \left(-\frac{2}{9}\right)x + \frac{\frac{8}{27}}{2}x^2 + \dots
y=13−29x+427x2y = \frac{1}{3} - \frac{2}{9}x + \frac{4}{27}x^2

Answer

13−29x+427x2\frac{1}{3} - \frac{2}{9}x + \frac{4}{27}x^2

8(b)

1. Substitute the standard series expansion for $\sin 2x$.

From the List of Formulae (MF26), the standard series expansion for sin⁡u\sin u is u−u33!+…u - \frac{u^3}{3!} + \dots
Since x3x^3 and higher powers of xx can be neglected, sin⁡2x≈2x\sin 2x \approx 2x.
Therefore,
y≈13+2xy \approx \frac{1}{3 + 2x}

2. Rewrite the expression into a form suitable for the binomial series expansion.

y≈(3+2x)−1y \approx (3 + 2x)^{-1}
Factoring out the constant to get the form (1+u)−1(1 + u)^{-1}:
y≈[3(1+2x3)]−1y \approx \left[ 3 \left( 1 + \frac{2x}{3} \right) \right]^{-1}
y≈13(1+2x3)−1y \approx \frac{1}{3} \left( 1 + \frac{2x}{3} \right)^{-1}

3. Apply the binomial series expansion $(1+u)^n$ up to the term in $u^2$.

From MF26, the binomial expansion for any rational index is (1+u)n=1+nu+n(n−1)2!u2+…(1+u)^n = 1 + nu + \frac{n(n-1)}{2!}u^2 + \dots
Applying this with n=−1n = -1 and u=2x3u = \frac{2x}{3}:
y≈13[1+(−1)(2x3)+(−1)(−2)2!(2x3)2]y \approx \frac{1}{3} \left[ 1 + (-1)\left(\frac{2x}{3}\right) + \frac{(-1)(-2)}{2!} \left(\frac{2x}{3}\right)^2 \right]

4. Simplify the expansion to verify the series from part (a).

y≈13(1−2x3+4x29)y \approx \frac{1}{3} \left( 1 - \frac{2x}{3} + \frac{4x^2}{9} \right)
y≈13−29x+427x2y \approx \frac{1}{3} - \frac{2}{9}x + \frac{4}{27}x^2
This matches and verifies the correctness of the Maclaurin series obtained in part (a).

Answer

\frac{1}{3} - \frac{2}{9}x + \frac{4}{27}x^2

8(c)

1. Substitute the Maclaurin series for $y$ from part (a) into the definite integral.

From part (a), we have the expansion 13+sin⁡2x≈13−29x+427x2\dfrac{1}{3 + \sin 2x} \approx \dfrac{1}{3} - \dfrac{2}{9}x + \dfrac{4}{27}x^2.

∫01.513+sin⁡2x  dx≈∫01.5(13−29x+427x2)  dx\int_{0}^{1.5} \dfrac{1}{3 + \sin 2x}\;\mathrm{d}x \approx \int_{0}^{1.5} \left( \dfrac{1}{3} - \dfrac{2}{9}x + \dfrac{4}{27}x^2 \right)\;\mathrm{d}x

2. Integrate the polynomial and evaluate at the limits $0$ and $1.5$.

=[13x−19x2+481x3]01.5= \left[ \dfrac{1}{3}x - \dfrac{1}{9}x^2 + \dfrac{4}{81}x^3 \right]_{0}^{1.5}

Using 1.5=321.5 = \dfrac{3}{2}:

=(13(32)−19(32)2+481(32)3)−(0)= \left( \dfrac{1}{3}\left(\dfrac{3}{2}\right) - \dfrac{1}{9}\left(\dfrac{3}{2}\right)^2 + \dfrac{4}{81}\left(\dfrac{3}{2}\right)^3 \right) - (0)

=12−19(94)+481(278)= \dfrac{1}{2} - \dfrac{1}{9}\left(\dfrac{9}{4}\right) + \dfrac{4}{81}\left(\dfrac{27}{8}\right)

=12−14+16= \dfrac{1}{2} - \dfrac{1}{4} + \dfrac{1}{6}

=612−312+212= \dfrac{6}{12} - \dfrac{3}{12} + \dfrac{2}{12}

=512= \dfrac{5}{12}

Answer

\frac{5}{12}

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