QUESTION 2 (SEM11617)

Find the general solution of the following equation

dy x 2 y 2

dx xy x 2
QUESTION 3
Solve the following differential equation

y x y dy sec
2 2
x xy 2 dx 0

QUESTION 1 (SEM21516)
Consider the differential equation

2 x y dx x 2 y dy 0
Show that the equation is
(a) exact.
(b) homogeneous.
(c) nonlinear. State the reason.

QUESTION 2
Solve the following linear equation

dy
sin x 2 y cos x x .
dx
(8 Marks)
Question 1-4, multiple choice. Circle the correct answer. (SEM 11516)
1. From the differential equations given, which one is a nonlinear equation?
d2y d2y
(a) x 2
x2 y 0 2 xy sin x
(b)
dx dx 2
1 dy
(c) y ''' xy 2 e x (d) 2ty cos t
2 dt
2. Determine the type of the following differential equation.
dy 3 y 2 xy
.
dx x2
(a) Separable equations (b) Homogeneous equations

(c) Linear equations (d) Exact equations

dy
3. Given a linear differential equation x 2 y x3 x 2 x ,
dx
which is the correct integrating factor, x for above equation?
 2
(a) x 2 (b) x
x
(c) x x2 (d) x x2 x 1
d2y
4. Which one is the characteristic equation and its roots for 9y 0?
dx 2

(a) Characteristic equation is m2 9m 0 and roots m1 0, m2 9

(b) Characteristic equation is m2 9m 0 and roots m1 3, m2 3
(c) Characteristic equation is m2 9 0 and roots m1 0 3i, m2 0 3i
(d) Characteristic equation is m2 9 0 and roots m1 3, m2 3

QUESTION 6

Consider the equation

d2y dy
2
2 2 y sin x
dx dx
(i) Find the complementary function, yc ( x ) .
(ii) Use the method of undetermined coefficients to find the general solution of the
equation.

QUESTION 7

Solve the equation

d 2 y dy
2 y 2e t
dt 2 dt

QUESTION 6

Consider the equation

d 2 y dy
2 y sin 2t 3cos 2t
dt 2 dt
(i) Find the complementary function, yc (t ) .
(ii) Use the method of undetermined coefficients to find the general solution of the
equation.