C4 - Finding "the" solution?

When it says find "the" solution is it making reference to a general solution or a particular solution.
b) Hence obtain the solution of (insert differential equation here)

Reply 1

RMNDK

Original post by Someboady

When it says find "the" solution is it making reference to a general solution or a particular solution.
b) Hence obtain the solution of (insert differential equation here)

Does it give you like a coordinate or some other information to calculate the constant?
Because if not, I guess you can only calculate the general solution.

Reply 2

chanda01

We learnt that it's only general solution unless they give you extra information of coordinates etc

Reply 3

B_9710

If they have given boundary conditions then it is the particular solution. If you have been given no conditions then finding the particular solution would be impossible - since they haven't given you a particular case.
The general solution gives you a so called 'family' of curves - there are an infinite number of possibilities since the constants in the general solution could take any value.