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Exam 1 Review
Part I. Finding solutions of a given differential equation.
1. Find the real numbers r such that y = ex is a solution of y00 − y0 − 30y = 0.
2. Find the real numbers r such that y = ex is a solution of y00 + 8y0 + 16y = 0.
3. Find the real numbers r such that y = ex is a solution of y00 − 2y0 + 10y = 0.
4. Find the real numbers r such that y = xr is a solution of x2 y00 − 5xy0 + 8y = 0.
5. Find the real numbers r such that y = xr is a solution of y00 −
5 0
9
y + 2 y = 0.
x
x
6. Find the real numbers A such that y = Ae2x is a solution of y00 − 7y0 + 12y = 6e2x .
7. Find the real numbers A such that y = Ae−3x is a solution of y00 − 2y0 − 8y = 3e−3x .
Part II. Find the differential equation for an n-parameter family of curves.
Examples:
1. y2 = Cx3 − 2.
2. y = C1 x3 +
C2
.
x
3. y = C1 e−2x + C2 xe−2x.
4. y3 = C(x − 2)2 + 4
5. y = C1 e3x cos 4x + C2 e3x sin 4x.
6. y = C1 e−2x + C2 e5x .
7. y = C1 + C2 e4x + 2x
8. y3 = Cx2 − 3x
Part III. Identify each of the following first order differential equations.
1. x(1 + y2 ) + y(1 + x2 )y0 = 0.
2. xdy −
2y
dx = x3 e−x dx
x
3. (xy + y)y0 = x − xy.
4. xy2
dy
= x3 ey/x − x2 y
dx
5. y0 = −
3y
+ x4 y1/3 .
x
1
6. (3x2 + 1)y0 − 2xy = 6x.
7. x2 y0 = x2 + 3xy + y2
8. x(1 − y) + y(1 + x2 )
dy
= 0.
dx
9. xy0 = x2 y + y2 ln x.
Part IV. First order linear equations; find general solution, solve an initial-value problem.
1. Find the general solution of
x2 dy − 2xy dx = x4 cos 2x dx
2. Find the general solution of
(1 + x2 ) y0 + 1 + 2x y = 0
3. Find the general solution of
xy0 − y = 2x ln x
4. Find the solution of the initial-value problem
xy0 + 3y =
ex
,
x
y(1) = 2
5. If y = y(x) is the solution of the initial-value problem
y0 + 3y = 2 − 3e−x , y(0) = 2,
then
lim y(x) =
x→∞
Part V. Separable equations; find general solution, solve an initial-value problem.
Examples:
1. Find the general solution of
y0 = xex+y
2. Find the general solution of
yy0 = xy2 − x − y2 + 1
3. Find the general solution of
ln x
dy
y
=
dx
x
4. Find the solution of the initial-value problem
y0 =
x2 y − y
,
y+1
2
y(3) = 1
Part VI. Bernoulli equations; find general solution.
Examples:
1. Find the general solution of
y0 + xy = xy3
2. Find the general solution of
√
y0 = 4y + 2ex y
3. Find the general solution of
xy0 + y = y2 ln x
Part VII. Homogeneous equations; find general solution.
Examples:
1. Find the general solution of
y0 =
y2
xy + y2
2. Find the general solution of
xy y0 = x2 ey/x + y2
3. Find the general solution of
0
y =
y+
p
x2 − y 2
x
Part VIII. Applications
Examples:
1. Given the family of curves
y = Ce2x + 1
Find the family of orthogonal trajectories.
2. Given the family of curves
y2 = C(x + 2)3 − 2
Find the family of orthogonal trajectories.
3. Given the family of curves
y3 = Cx2 + 2
Find the family of orthogonal trajectories.
4. A 200 gallon tank, initially full of water, develops a leak at the bottom. Given that 20% of the water
leaks out in the first 4 minutes, find the amount of water left in the tank t minutes after the leak
develops if:
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(i) The water drains off a rate proportional to the amount of water present.
(ii) The water drains off a rate proportional to the product of the time elapsed and the amount of
water present.
(iii) The water drains off a rate proportional to the square root of the amount of water present.
5. A certain radioactive material is decaying at a rate proportional to the amount present. If a sample of
100 grams of the material was present initially and after 2 hours the sample lost 20% of its mass, find:
(a) An expression for the mass of the material remaining at any time t.
(b) The mass of the material after 4 hours.
(c) The half-life of the material.
6. A biologist observes that a certain bacterial colony triples every 4 hours and after 12 hours occupies 1
square centimeter. Assume that the colony obeys the population growth law.
(a) How much area did the colony occupy when first observed?
(b) What is the doubling time for the colony?
7. A thermometer is taken from a room where the temperature is 72o F to the outside where the
temperature is 32o F . After 1/2 minute, the thermometer reads 50o F . Assume Newton’s Law of
Cooling.
(a) What will the thermometer read after it has been outside for 1 minute?
(b) How many minutes does the thermometer have to be outside for it to read 35o F ?
8. An advertising company designs a campaign to introduce a new product to a metropolitan area of
population M . Let P = P (t) denote the number of people who become aware of the product by
time t. Suppose that P increases at a rate proportional to the number of people still unaware of
the product. The company determines that no one was aware of the product at the beginning of the
campaign and that 30% of the people were aware of the product after 10 days of advertising.
(a) Give the mathematical model (differential equation and initiation condition).
(b) Determine the solution of the initial-value problem in (a).
(c) Determine the value of the proportionality constant.
(d) How long does it take for 90% of the population to become aware of the product?
Part IX. Second order linear equations; general theory.
Examples:
1. Given the differential equation
x2 y00 − 2x y0 − 10 y = 0
(a) Find two values of r such that y = xr is a solution of the equation.
(b) Determine a fundamental set of solutions and give the general solution of the equation.
(c) Find the solution of the equation satisfying the initial conditions y(1) = 6, y0 (1) = 2.
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2. Given the differential equation
y00 −
6
12
y0 +
y=0
x
x2
(a) Find two values of r such that y = xr is a solution of the equation.
(b) Determine a fundamental set of solutions and give the general solution of the equation.
(c) Find the solution of the equation satisfying the initial conditions y(1) = 2, y0 (1) = −1.
(d) Find the solution of the equation satisfying the initial conditions y(2) = y0 (2) = 0.
Part X. Homogeneous equations with constant coefficients.
Examples:
1. Find the general solution of
y00 + 10y0 + 25 y = 0
2. Find the general solution of
y00 − 8 y0 + 15 y = 0
3. Find the general solution of
y00 + 4y0 + 20y = 0
4. Find the solution of the initial-value problem:
y00 − 2y0 + 2y = 0;
y(0) = −1, y0 (0) = −1
5. Find the solution of the initial-value problem:
y00 + 4y0 + 4y = 0;
y(−1) = 2, y0 (−1) = 1
6. Find the general solution of
y00 − 2α y0 + α2 y = 0,
α a constant.
7. Find the general solution of
y00 − 2α y0 + (α2 + β 2 )y = 0,
α, β constants.
8. The function y = 2e3x −5e−4x is a solution of a second order linear differential equation with constant
coefficients. What is the equation?
9. The function y = 7e−3x cos 2x is a solution of a second order linear differential equation with constant
coefficients. What is the equation?
10. Find a second order linear homogeneous differential equation with constant coefficients that has y =
e−4x as a solution.
11. The function y = 6x e4x is a solution of a second order linear differential equation with constant
coefficients. What is the equation?
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