3450:335 Ordinary Differential Equations, Kreider

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HOMEWORK 1

DUE DATE: Friday 4 September

Section 1.1.
1) Consider x2 y 00 (x) + ey(x) + 2y(x) = 7. State the order of the differential equation and
whether it is linear or nonlinear.
3 1
2) Verify that y(x) = is a solution to y 0 = x2 y 3 .
1 3x3 2

Section 1.2.
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3) The one-parameter family y = is a solution to y 0 = y y 2 . Find the value
1 + cex
of c associated with y(0) = 4.