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MAT 101 Tutorial Sheet 2

Differential Equations
17 August 2013

1. Check whether the following differential equation is exact and obtain its
general solution:

(a) 0 ) 2 ( = + + dx ye dy y xe
xy xy
.
(b) . 0 sin 2 cos ) 1 (
2 2
= + + dy x e dx x e
y y


2. State the condition for which the following differential equation is exact
(ax + y)dx + (kx + by) dy = 0.

3. Find the integrating factor and hence solve the following differential
equation:

(a) (4y + x
3
) dx + x dy = 0.
(b) (2y
3
xe
y
+ y
2
+ y) dx + (y
3
x
2
e
y
xy 2x) dy =0.
(c) . 0 ) (
2
= + dy y x x dx y

4. Solve
(a) 3x
2
y
4
dx + 4x
3
y
3
dy = 0, y(1) = 2.
(b) (cos x + y sin x) dx = (cos x) dy, y() = 0.
(c) . 2 ) 0 ( , 0 ) 2 12 ( ) 4 (
2 3
= = + + + y dy y xy xe dx y ye
xy xy


5. Find the general solution of the following first order linear differential
equations:
(a) x x xy y x sin 2 ) 1 (
2
= + ' +
(b)
x
xe y x y x
2
1 ) 2 1 (

+ = + + '
6. Solve the following initial value problems:
(a) . 1 ) 1 ( , 2
3
1 = + =
|
.
|

\
|
+ ' e y x y
x
y
(b) . 0 ) 0 ( , tan sec
2
= + = ' y x y x y