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Part A: Classical (Exact) Solution (20 marks) Step 1: Identify the differential equation. The Duffing equation (undamped, unforced case) is x + x + x^3 = 0, where typically > 0 (hardening or softening spring depending on ). Step 2: Multiply by x to get energy conservation. x x + x x + x^3 x = 0. Integrate with respect to t: (1)/(2) x^2 + ()/(2) x^2 + ()/(4) x^4 = E, where E is a constant (total energy). Step 3: Separate variables. From the energy equation, x = ± sqrt(2 ( E - ()/(2) x^2 - ()/(4) x^4 )). Thus, dt = (dx)/(± sqrt(2 ( E - )2) x^2 - ()/(4) x^4 ). Step 4: Integrate to find the period or solution form. The solution is periodic. The quarter-period T/4 is (T)/(4) = _0^A (dx)/(sqrt(2 ( E - )2) x^2 - ()/(4) x^4 ), where A is the amplitude (E = ()/(2) A^2 + ()/(4) A^4). Step 5: Recognize elliptic integral form. This is an elliptic integral of the first kind. The exact solution is x(t) = x_0 \, cn ( (t - t_0) k ), where cn is the Jacobi elliptic cosine function, and parameters , k depend on , , x_0 (amplitude): k = sqrt(( x_0^2)/(2( + x_0^2))), = sqrt( + x_0^2) sqrt(1 + k^2). (This is the classical exact solution using elliptic functions.) Part B: Any Two Classical Methods (10 marks) Method 1: Euler's Method Step 1: Rewrite as system: Let v = x, then x = v, v = - x - x^3. Step 2: Euler update: x_n+1 = x_n + h v_n, v_n+1 = v_n + h (- x_n - x_n^3), where h is step size. Simple, explicit, first-order accurate, but unstable for stiff problems. Method 2: Classical Fourth-Order Runge-Kutta (RK4) Step 1: Same system y' = f(t, y), y = [x, v]^T. Step 2: RK4 increments: k_1 = h f(t_n, y_n), k_2 = h f(t_n + (h)/(2), y_n + (k_1)/(2)), k_3 = h f(t_n + (h)/(2), y_n + (k_2)/(2)), k_4 = h f(t_n + h, y_n + k_3). Then y_n+1 = y_n + (1)/(6) (k_1 + 2k_2 + 2k_3 + k_4). Fourth-order accurate, good for nonlinear ODEs like Duffing. x(t) = x_0 ((t - t_0) k)