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MATB143 Differential Equations: Tutorial 1

1)

State the dependent variable, the independent variable, the order and linearity of the
following differential equations.
(a) y 2 y 3 xy 4e x y sin x.
(b) y (4) 9 x3 y sin y

(c) t (4) 3u 5t t cos u

(d) (t 2 1)

2)

d3x
dt 3

5(

dx
) e x cos t ln t
dt

Determine whether the given differential equation is linear, if x is considered as the

dependent variable.
ydx ( ye y x )dy

3)

Determine whether the indicated function is an explicit solution of the given differential
(, )

equation, on the interval

y 3sin 2 x e x

y 4 y 5e x
;

4)

Verify that the indicated function is a solution of the given differential equation.
Determine the largest interval of definition for the solution.
x 2 y xy 1;

5)

1
c
ln x
x
x

(c is a constant)

Verify that the indicated function is a solution of the given differential equation.
Determine the largest interval of definition for the solution.
y y 0,
y c1e x c2e x

6)

Determine whether the indicated function is an implicit solution of the given differential
(, )

equation, on the interval

. (Hint: use implicit differentiation)

MATB143 Differential Equations: Tutorial 1

dy 2 xy

dx y 1

y ln y x 1

y c1e x c2e 2 x
7)

Verify that the function

is a two-parameter family of solutions of the

y y 2 y 0
differential equation
y (0) 2, y(0) 1

c1 and c2
. Determine

is satisfied.

so that the initial conditions