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Q41Section B (Part B)41 of 120

Differential equations — Abel's identity for the Wronskian

For a∈Ra\in\mathbb{R}, let y1(x)y_1(x) and y2(x)y_2(x) be solutions of the differential equation

y"+(ex2+cos⁡x)y=0y"+\left(e^{x^2}+\cos x\right)y=0

such that y1(0)=3y_1(0)=3, y1′(0)=−1y_1'(0)=-1, y2(0)=−5y_2(0)=-5, y2′(0)=ay_2'(0)=a. Suppose W(y1,y2)(x)W(y_1,y_2)(x) denotes the Wronskian of y1y_1 and y2y_2. If W(y1,y2)(12)=4W(y_1,y_2)\left(\tfrac12\right)=4, then the value of aa is

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