Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2022 / ii / Paper 1 / 39C / c / Solution

The reduced axial equation shows that $dp/dz$ is constant, because its other terms depend only on $r$. Both open ends are at the same atmospheric pressure. Since a linear pressure cannot take the same value at the two ends unless its slope vanishes,

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