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Variation 2 · answer guide

Differential equation — Opposite sign

Question

Solve through .

This practice question was inspired by Question 12(e) in the 2020 NSW HSC Mathematics Extension 1 examination, © NESA. It is an original TestMum variation that practises the same mathematical idea, not an official NESA question.

Step by step

  1. Set up the solution: separate or integrate the differential equation, include the constant, then use the initial condition..
  2. Finish the calculation, then check that the result meets the question’s conditions.. At : .
  3. State the final answer clearly in the form the question requested.Hyperbola .

Common mistake: changing so many features that the new example no longer tests the same mathematical idea.

Verification: Check: implicit differentiation .

Any mark labels are a TestMum study aid, not an official NESA marking allocation.

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