Download MATH 308 Homework 5

Texas A&M University
Department of Mathematics
Volodymyr Nekrashevych
Fall 2010
MATH 308 Homework 5
5.1. Find the solution of the given initial value problem
ty 0 + (t + 1)y = t,
y(ln 2) = 1,
t > 0.
5.2. Find the general solution of the differential equation 2y 0 + y = 3t2 and determine
how solutions behave as t → ∞.
5.3. Solve the initial value problem
2y 0 − y = et/3 ,
y(0) = a.
Describe the behavior of the solution depending on a. What is the value of a for
which there a transition from one type of behavior to another occurs.
5.4. Find the solution of the given initial value problem
y 0 = xy 3 (1 + x2 )−1/2 ,
y(0) = 1.
5.5. Sketch the graph of the function y 2 (y 2 − 1) versus y, determine the equilibrium point
of the equation
y 0 = y 2 (y 2 − 1).
Which of them are stable?
5.6. Determine whether the equation
(2xy 2 + 2y) + (2x2 y + 2x)y 0 = 0
is exact. If it is exact, then solve the equation.
5.7. Find the value of b for which the given equation is exact, and then solve it using
that vlaue of b.
(xy 2 + bx2 y) dx + (x + y)x2 dy = 0.
5.8. Find the general solution of the system of equations
−2 1
0
x =
.
−5 4
5.9. Find the general solution of the system of equations
1 −1
0
x =
.
5 −3